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Who amongst the following is disqualified from inheriting the estate of a Hindu male

Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, unchastity and wealth are not grounds of disqualification from inheritance, the old textual disqualifications having been abrogated, so…

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Who amongst the following is disqualified from inheriting the estate of a Hindu male

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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, unchastity and wealth are not grounds of disqualification from inheritance, the old textual disqualifications having been abrogated, so neither an "unchaste daughter", an "unchaste widow" nor a "rich daughter" is disqualified and the answer is "None of the given options is correct".

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