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Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, disqualifies a Hindu to inherit property of the…

Section 25 disqualifies a murderer or a person who abets murder from inheriting the victim’s property and other property whose succession was furthered by the murder.…

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Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, disqualifies a Hindu to inherit property of the person whom he is convicted of murdering?

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Section 25 disqualifies a murderer or a person who abets murder from inheriting the victim’s property and other property whose succession was furthered by the murder. Section 27 specifies the consequence of disqualification, rather than creating this particular disqualification.

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