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Under Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, in succession to the property of a female Hindu…

Section 15(1)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act puts children, including "children of any pre-deceased son or daughter", and the husband in the first general entry. The…

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Under Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, in succession to the property of a female Hindu dying intestate, the first preference is given to:

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Section 15(1)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act puts children, including "children of any pre-deceased son or daughter", and the husband in the first general entry. The husband’s heirs and then the parents follow; Section 15(2) supplies exceptions for specified inherited property, and Section 17 substitutes a special order for its specified communities.

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