The Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. I — PRELIMINARY
3. 1Short title and extent
4. 2Application of Act
5. 3Definitions and interpretation
6. II — INTESTATE SUCCESSION
7. 4[ Certain windows re-marrying may not inherit as windows .]― Omitted by s. 5, ibid . (w.e.f. 9-92005 )
8. 5Act not to apply to certain properties
9. 6BInterest to devolve by survivorship on death
10. 6CPreferential right to acquire property in certain cases
11. 7Devolution of interest in the property of a
12. 8General rules of succession in the case of males
13. 9Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
14. 10Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule
15. 11Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule
16. 12Order of succession among agnates and cognates
17. 13Computation of degrees
18. 15General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus
19. 16Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
20. 17Special provisions respecting persons governed by
21. 18Full blood preferred to half blood
22. 19Mode of succession of two or more heirs
23. 20Right of child in womb
24. 21Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
25. 22Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases
26. 24[ Certain windows re-marrying may not inherit as windows .]― Omitted by s. 5, ibid . (w.e.f. 9-92005 )
27. 25Murderer disqualified
28. 26Convert's descendants disqualified
29. 27Succession when heir disqualified
30. 28Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
31. 29Failure of heirs
32. III — TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
33. 30Testamentary succession
34. IV — REPEALS
35. 31[ Repeals .]― Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act , 1960 (58 of 1960), s. 2 and the First Schedule ( w.e.f. 26-12-1960)