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A female Hindu who has inherited property from her father, dies intestate and is survived by her…

Under Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, property a female inherits from her father devolves, in the absence of any son or daughter, upon the heirs of the…

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A female Hindu who has inherited property from her father, dies intestate and is survived by her husband, mother and brother. Her non-agricultural immovable property shall devolve in the following manner:—

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Under Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, property a female inherits from her father devolves, in the absence of any son or daughter, upon the heirs of the father and not on her husband, so "The mother and brother of the deceased shall take simultaneously to the exclusion of the husband of the deceased".

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