WritingLaw (Page 126)

7. Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom. (1) When a Hindu to whom the marumakkattayam or nambudriRead More →

8. General rules of succession in the case of males. The property of a male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the provisions ofRead More →

9. Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule. Among the heirs specified in the Schedule, those in class I shall take simultaneously and toRead More →

10. Distribution of property among heirs in Class I of the Schedule. The property of an intestate shall be divided among the heirs in classRead More →

11. Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule. The property of an intestate shall be divided between the heirs specified inRead More →

12. Order of succession among agnates and cognates. The order of succession among agnates or cognates, as the case may be, shall be determined inRead More →

13. Computation of degrees. (1) For the purposes of determining the order of succession among agnates or cognates, relationship shall be reckoned from the intestateRead More →

14. Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property. (1) Any property possessed by a Female Hindu, whether acquired before or after theRead More →

15. General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus. (1) The property of a female Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to theRead More →

16. Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu. The order of succession among the heirs referred to in sectionRead More →

17. Special provisions respecting persons governed by Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana laws. The provisions of sections 8, 10, 15 and 23 shall have effect in relationRead More →

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUCCESSION 18. Full blood preferred to half blood. Heirs related to an intestate by full blood shall be preferred to heirsRead More →

19. Mode of succession of two or more heirs. If two or more heirs succeed together to the property of an intestate, they shall takeRead More →

20. Right of child in womb. A child who was in the womb at the time of death of an intestate and who is subsequentlyRead More →

21. Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths. Where two persons have died in circumstances rendering it uncertain whether either of them, and if so which,Read More →

22. Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases. (1) Where, after the commencement of this Act, interest in any immovable property of an intestate,Read More →