The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
The The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, with its 32 sections listed below.
- Act number
- 30 of 1956
- Year
- 1956
- Published by
- India Code · Government of India
- Edition
- India Code source copy; consolidation date not certified
Sections
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Application of Act
- 4. Overriding effect of Act
- 5. Act not to apply to certain properties
- 6. Devolution of interest in coparcenary property
- 6B. Interest to de volve by survivorship on death
- 6C. Preferential right to acq uire property in certain cases
- 7. Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tav azhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
- 8. General rules of succession in the case of males
- 9. Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
- 10. Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule
- 11. Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule
- 12. Order of succession among agnates and cognates
- 13. Computation of degrees
- 14. Property of a female Hin du to be her absolute property
- 15. General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus
- 16. Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
- 17. Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and atiyasantana laws
- 18. Full blood preferred to half blood
- 19. Mode of succession of two or more heirs
- 20. Right of child in womb
- 21. Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
- 22. Preferential right to acq uire property in certain cases
- 23. [Special provision respecting dwelling-houses.]
- 24. [Certain windows re -marrying may not inherit as windows.]
- 25. Murderer disqualified
- 26. Convert’s descendants disqualified
- 27. Succession when heir disqualified
- 28. Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
- 29. Failure of heirs
- 30. Testamentary succession
- 31. [Repeals.]
For research. Check the official gazette and later amendments before citing a section.