A Hindu woman dies intestate, leaving no son, daughter or child of a predeceased son or daughter. Under…
Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 directs parental property to the father's heirs when the woman dies intestate without a son, daughter or child of a…
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A Hindu woman dies intestate, leaving no son, daughter or child of a predeceased son or daughter. Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, to whom does property she inherited from either parent devolve?
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Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 directs parental property to the father's heirs when the woman dies intestate without a son, daughter or child of a predeceased son or daughter.
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Option A
Section 15(2)(a) displaces the general order for this parental property.
Option B
The property passes to the father's heirs whether it was inherited from him or from her mother.
Option C
Section 15(2)(b) addresses property inherited from a husband or father-in-law, a different source.
Option D
The statute directs even property inherited from her mother to the father's heirs.
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