A Hindu son inherits a share of his father’s separate property by intestate succession under section 8…
The son holds his inherited share as separate property vis-à-vis his children. If several heirs succeed together, section 19 separately governs how those heirs hold the…
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A Hindu son inherits a share of his father’s separate property by intestate succession under section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. How does he hold that inherited share in relation to his own children?
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Correct answer C
The son holds his inherited share as separate property vis-à-vis his children. If several heirs succeed together, section 19 separately governs how those heirs hold the estate among themselves.
Option feedback
Option A
Succession under section 8 does not automatically give his children an interest by birth in the inherited share.
Option B
Section 8 does not impose a trust in favour of the son’s children merely because he inherited a share.
Option C
As against his own children, the inherited share is his separate property.
Option D
The inheritance does not limit the son to a life interest or confer a remainder on his children.
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