Hindu Succession Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Hindu_Succession_(Amendment)_Act,_2005
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hindus
gptkb:Sikhs
Jains
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Muslims
gptkb:Parsis
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1956
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:governs intestate succession
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hindu Succession Law
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:India
gptkbp:mainProvision order of succession
classification of heirs
coparcenary rights for daughters (post-2005)
disqualification from inheritance
equal rights to daughters and sons
rights of widows
rules for succession of property
testamentary succession excluded
gptkbp:repealedBy Hindu Law of Inheritance Act, 1929
gptkbp:section Section 15 (succession among females)
Section 23 (dwelling house)
Section 6 (coparcenary rights)
Section 8 (general rules of succession)
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:The_Hindu_Succession_Act,_1956
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mitakshara_school
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7