Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the share in kutumba or kavaru property is:

Under the Explanation to s. 7(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the interest is the share that would have fallen to the deceased on a per capita partition immediately before death, and that share is "deemed to have been allotted to him or her absolutely". It is not a life interest and does not remain joint property.