The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
HSA · 1956
Ch. I · PRELIMINARY
Ch. II · INTESTATE SUCCESSION
- §5Act not to apply to certain properties
- §6Devolution of interest in coparcenary property
- §7Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
- §8General rules of succession in the case of males
- §9Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
- §10Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule
- §11Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule
- §12Order of succession among agnates and cognates
- §13Computation of degrees
- §14Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property
- §15General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus
- §16Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
- §17Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and atiyasantana laws
- §18Full blood preferred to half blood
- §19Mode of succession of two or more heirs
- §20Right of child in womb
- §21Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
- §22Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases
- §23Special provision respecting dwelling-houses.
- §24Certain windows re-marrying may not inherit as windows.
- §25Murderer disqualified
- §26Convert’s descendants disqualified
- §27Succession when heir disqualified
- §28Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
- §29Failure of heirs