Who gets third preference in the property of a female Hindu dying intestate under Section 15 of the…
Under Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of a female Hindu dying intestate goes first to her sons and daughters (including the children of any…
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Who gets third preference in the property of a female Hindu dying intestate under Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
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Under Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of a female Hindu dying intestate goes first to her sons and daughters (including the children of any predeceased son or daughter) and her husband; secondly to the heirs of the husband; and thirdly to the "Mother and father". The heirs of the father come fourth and the heirs of the mother last. Section 15(2) lays down special rules for property she inherited from her parents or from her husband or father-in-law.
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