Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Parliament of India
  • An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.
CitationAct 30 of 1956
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted17 June 1956
Amended by
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
Status: Amended

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to amend, codify and secularize the law relating to intestate or unwilled succession, among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.[1] The Act lays down a uniform and comprehensive system of inheritance and succession into one Act. The Hindu woman's limited estate is abolished by the Act. Any property possessed by a Hindu female is to be held by her as absolute property and she is given full power to deal with it and dispose it of by will as she likes. Some parts of this Act were amended in December 2004 by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.[2]

  1. ^ "HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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