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Under section 20 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a child was in the womb when an intestate died and…

A child in the womb at the intestate's death and subsequently born alive has the same inheritance right as if born before the death. If entitled to inherit, the child is…

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Under section 20 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a child was in the womb when an intestate died and was later born alive. If the child qualifies as an heir, when does the law deem the inheritance to vest?

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Correct answer A

A child in the womb at the intestate's death and subsequently born alive has the same inheritance right as if born before the death. If entitled to inherit, the child is deemed to take from the date of death.

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Option A

The Act deems the inheritance to vest from the date of the intestate's death.

Option B

Live birth is required, and vesting then relates back to the death date.

Option C

Majority is not a condition for vesting under section 20.

Option D

Section 20 fixes deemed vesting by the death date. Issuing a certificate does not set that date.

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