Under section 3(1)(g) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how is a person deemed to die in respect of…
Section 3(1)(g) deems a person to die intestate as to any property for which they made no testamentary disposition capable of taking effect. The definition can therefore…
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Under section 3(1)(g) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how is a person deemed to die in respect of property for which they made no testamentary disposition capable of taking effect?
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Section 3(1)(g) deems a person to die intestate as to any property for which they made no testamentary disposition capable of taking effect. The definition can therefore apply to part of an estate.
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Option A
Coparcenary concerns a joint-family property interest, rather than the absence of an effective testamentary disposition.
Option B
The definition of intestacy applies to the particular property without an effective testamentary disposition.
Option C
A testator is a person who makes a will. The question concerns property without an effective testamentary disposition.
Option D
A legatee takes a benefit under a will. The question concerns the deceased’s status in relation to undisposed property.
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