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 19: Mode of succession of two or more heirs.
    If two or more heirs succeed together to the property of an intestate, they shall take the property,―
         (a) save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, per capita and not per stirpes; and
         (b) as tenants-in-common and not as joint tenants.
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