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Hindu Succession Act, 1956

[Act No. 30 of Year 1956, dated 17th. June 1956] An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus Be it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows

Section	Title
Section- 1	Section-1 Short title and extent Chapter 1
Section- 2	Section-2 Application of Act Chapter 1
Section- 3	Section-3 Definitions and interpretations Chapter 1
Section- 4	Section-4 Overriding effect of Act Chapter 1
Section- 5	Section-5 Act not to apply to certain properties Chapter 1
Section- 6	Section-6 Devolution of interest of coparcenary property Chapter 1
Section- 7	Section-7 Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom Chapter 1
Section- 8	Section-8 General rules of succession in the case of males Chapter 1
Section- 9	Section-9 Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule Chapter 1
Section- 10	Section-10 Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule Chapter 1
Section- 11	Section-11 Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule Chapter 1
Section- 12	Section-12 Order of succession among agnates and cognates Chapter 1
Section- 13	Section-13 Computation of degrees Chapter 1
Section- 14	Section-14 Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property Chapter 1
Section- 15	Section-15 General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus Chapter 1
Section- 16	Section-16 Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu Chapter 1
Section- 17	Section-17 Special provisions respecting persons governed by Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana laws Chapter 1
Section- 18	Section-18 Full blood preferred to half blood Chapter 1
Section- 19	Section-19 Mode of succession of two or more heirs Chapter 1
Section- 20	Section-20 Right of child in womb Chapter 1
Section- 21	Section-21 Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths Chapter 1
Section- 22	Section-22 Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases Chapter 1
Section- 23	Section-23 Special provision respecting dwelling houses Chapter 1
Section- 24	Section-24 Certain widows remarrying may not inherit as widows Chapter 1
Section- 25	Section-25 Murderer disqualified Chapter 1
Section- 26	Section-26 Convert's descendants disqualified Chapter 1
Section- 27	Section-27 Succession when heir disqualified Chapter 1
Section- 28	Section-28 Disease, defect, etc. not to disqualify Chapter 1
Section- 29	Section-29 Failure of heirs Chapter 1
Section- 30	Section-30 Testamentary succession Chapter 1
Section- 31	Section-31 Repeal Chapter 1
Section-	THE SCHEDULE Chapter 1

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