HSA: Chapter 2: Intestate succession

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  1. Section 5. Act not to apply to certain properties
  2. Section 6. Devolution of interest in coparcenary property
  3. Section 7. Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
  4. Section 8. General rules of succession in the case of males
  5. Section 9. Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
  6. Section 10. Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule
  7. Section 11. Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule
  8. Section 12. Order of succession among agnates and cognates
  9. Section 13. Computation of degrees
  10. Section 14. Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property
  11. Section 15. General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus
  12. Section 16. Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
  13. Section 17. Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and atiyasantana laws
  14. Section 18. Full blood preferred to half blood
  15. Section 19. Mode of succession of two or more heirs
  16. Section 20. Right of child in womb
  17. Section 21. Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
  18. Section 22. Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases
  19. Section 23. [Special provision respecting dwelling-houses.]
  20. Section 24. [Certain windows re-marrying may not inherit as windows.]
  21. Section 25. Murderer disqualified
  22. Section 26. Convert’s descendants disqualified
  23. Section 27. Succession when heir disqualified
  24. Section 28. Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
  25. Section 29. Failure of heirs

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