TY  - BOOK
ED  - Universal Law Publishing
TI  - The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (Bare Act)
U1  - 340 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Universal Law Publishing
KW  - Hindu Succession Act
KW  - Bare Act
N1  - THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (39 of 2005)
Introduction
Sections
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and extenf
2. Application of Act
3. Definitions and interpretation
4. Over-riding effect of Act
CHAPTER II
INTESTATE SUCCESSION
General
5. Act not to apply to certain properties
6. Devolution of interest in coparcenary property
7. Devolution of interest in the property of a tarrvad, tavazhi,
kutumbtt, kavaru or illoin
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 Hindu to be her absolute property
15. General rules of succession in tlie case of female Hindus
16. Order of succession and manner of distribution among
heirs of a female Hindu
17. Special provisions respecting persoits governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws
General provisions relating to succession 18. Full blood preferred to half blood
19. Mode of succession of two or more heirs
20. Right of dvild in womb
21. Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths 22. Preferential right to acquire p.roperty in certain cases
23. [Omitted]
24. [Omitted]
25. Murderer disqualified
26. Convert's descendants disqualified
27. Succession when heir disqualified
28. Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
Escheat
29. Failiue of heirs
CHAPTER III
TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
30. Testamentary succession
CHAPTER IV
REPEALS
31. [Repealed]
THE SCHEDULE—Heirs in Class 1 and Class II
MODEL SPECIMENS

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