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A disqualified heir under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a person who :-

Under Section 25 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a person who commits murder or abets the commission of murder is disqualified from inheriting the property of the person…

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A disqualified heir under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a person who :-

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Under Section 25 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a person who commits murder or abets the commission of murder is disqualified from inheriting the property of the person murdered (whereas remarriage of a widow is no longer a disqualification after the 2005 repeal of Section 24, and disease/mental defect is no disqualification under Section 28).

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