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Who will have the right to receive the property inherited by a Hindu female from her husband or…

Under Section 15(2)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, property inherited by a Hindu female from her husband or father-in-law devolves, in the absence of any son or…

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Who will have the right to receive the property inherited by a Hindu female from her husband or father-in law in the absence of any son or daughter of the deceased under Section 15(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?

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Under Section 15(2)(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, property inherited by a Hindu female from her husband or father-in-law devolves, in the absence of any son or daughter of the deceased (including children of a pre-deceased son or daughter), upon "The heirs of the husband". Property she inherited from her father or mother goes, in the same situation, to the heirs of the father under Section 15(2)(a).

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