Act Number: 30

Act Name: The Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-06-17

Long Title: An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 9: Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule.
Among the heirs specified in the Schedule, those in class I shall take simultaneously and to the exclusion of all other heirs; those in the first entry in class II shall be preferred to those in the second entry; those in the second entry shall be preferred to those in the third entry; and so on in succession.
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