Section 27

Persons held for purpose of succession to be similarly related to deceased.

The Indian Succession Act, 1925

  • Act 39 of 1925
  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
About this Act

An Act to consolidate the law applicable to intestate and testamentary succession.

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    For the purpose of succession, there is no distinction—
         (a) between those who are related to a person deceased through his father, and those who are related to him through his mother; or
         (b) between those who are related to a person deceased by the full blood, and those who are related to him by the half blood; or
         (c) between those who were actually born in the lifetime of a person deceased and those who at the date of his death were only conceived in the womb, but who have been subsequently born alive.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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