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BOMBAY HINDU HEIRS' RELIEF ACT, 1866, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Heir to be liable as representative of deceased ancestor only to ex頞速ent of asset received

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1866

No son, grandson or heir of a deceased Hindu, who has by himself or his agent received or talcon possession of any property belonging to the deceased, shall be liable personally for any of the debts of the deceased, merely by reason of his having so received or taken possession of any such property; but the liability of such son, grandson or heir, in respect of such debts, shall be as the representative of such deceased Hindu and shall be limited to paying the sum out of and to the extent of the property of the deceased which such son, grandson or heir or any other person, by his order or to his use, has received or taken possession of as aforesaid, and which remains unapplied: Liability in respect of assets received and not applied Provided that, if any part of such property so received or taken possession of as aforesaid shall not have been duly applied by such son, grandson or heir, he shall be liable personally for such debts to the extent of the property not duly applied by him.

BOMBAY HINDU HEIRS' RELIEF ACT, 1866, (Maharashtra) Preamble 1

Title: THE BOMBAY HINDU HEIRS' RELIEF ACT, 1866

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1866

THE BOMBAY HINDU HEIRS' RELIEF ACT, 1866 [Act No. 7 of1866]1 [31st May, 1866] Repealed in part, by Act12 of1873; Bom.3 of1886. PREAMBLE An Act to limit the liability of a son, grandson or heir of, a deceased Hindu for the debts of his ancestor, And the liability of the second husband of a Hindu widow for the debts of her deceased husband, and otherwise to amend the law of debtor and or editor. Where as according to the law in force, as applied to Hindus by the High. Court of Judicatures at Bombay in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction, no son or grandson of a deceased Hindu in liable for the debts of his ancestor merely by reason of his being such son or grandson, and no son, grandson or other heir of deceased Hindu, who has received assets of the deceased, is merely from that circumstance liable for the debts of bin ancestor beyond the amount of the assets received, and no person marrying a Hindu widow is liable in consequence of such marriage for the debts of her former or any prior deceased husband; and whereas a different law is applied to Hindus by the Civil Courts which exercise jurisdiction in places beyond the local limits of the.....

The Bombay Hindu Heirs Relief Act, 1866 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1866

.....of any claims which could or might be enforced against a deceased Hindu himself if living, and for which a suit would lie against his representative. (The rest of section 7 which was as follows :- "and unless there be something in the context or subject repugnant to such construction, words importing the singular number shall include the plural number, and words importing the plural number shall include the singular number and words importing the masculine gender shall include females" was repealed by the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1886 (Bom. 3 of 1886).) [*****] 8. [Commencement of Act] Rep. Act XII of 1873. 9. Short title:- This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Bombay Hindu Heirs' Relief Act, 1866. Maharashtra State Acts

Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Section 6

Title: Dowry to Be for the Benefit of the Wife or Her Heirs

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....within such period as may be specified in the order, and if such person fails to comply with the direction within the period so specified, an amount equal to the value of the property, may be recovered from him as if it were a fine imposed by such Court and paid to such woman or, as the case may be, 3[her heirs, parents or children.] (4) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the provisions of section 3 or section 4. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 63 of 1984, Section 5, for "one year" (w.e.f. 2-10-1985). 2. Substituted by Act 63 of 1984, Section 5, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 2-10-1985). 3. Inserted by Act 43 of 1986, Section 5 (w.e.f. 19-11-1986). 4. Substituted by Act 43 of 1986, Section 5, for certain words (w.e.f. 19-11-1986). 5. Inserted by Act 63 of 1984, Section 5 (w.e.f. 2-10-1985). 6. Substituted by Act 63 of 1986, Section 5, for "her heirs" (w.e.f. 19-11-1986).

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Section 10

Title: Distribution of Property Among Heirs in Class I of the Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1956

The property of an intestate shall be divided among the heirs in class I of the Schedule in accordance with the following rules:-- Rule 1.The intestates widow, or if there are more widows than one, all the widows together, shall take one share. Rule 2.The surviving sons and daughters and the mother of the intestate shall each take one share. Rule 3.The heirs in the branch of each pre-deceased son or each pre-deceased daughter of the intestate shall take between them one share. Rule 4.The distribution of the share referred to in Rule 3 (i) among the heirs in the branch of the pre-deceased son shall be so made that his widow (or widows together) and the surviving sons and daughters gets equal portions; and the branch of his predeceased sons gets the same portion; (ii) among the heirs in the branch of the pre-deceased daughter shall be so made that the surviving sons and daughters get equal portions.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Section 16

Title: Order of Succession and Manner of Distribution Among Heirs of a Female Hindu

State: Central

Year: 1956

The order of succession among the heirs referred to in section 15 shall be, and the distribution of the intestates property among those heirs shall take place, according to the following rules, namely:-- Rule 1.Among the heirs specified in sub-section (1) of section 15, those in one entry shall be preferred to those in any succeeding entry and those including in the same entry shall take simultaneously. Rule 2.If any son or daughter of the intestate had pre-deceased the intestate leaving his or her own children alive at the time of the intestates death, the children of such son or daughter shall take between them the share which such son or daughter would have taken if living at the intestates death. Rule 3.The devolution of the property of the intestate on the heirs referred to in clauses (b), (d) and (e) of sub-section (1) and in sub-section (2) of section 15 shall be in the same order and according to the same rules as would have applied if the property had been the fathers or the mothers or the husbands as the case may be, and such person had died intestate in respect thereof immediately after the intestates death.

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 93

Title: Bequest to "heirs", Etc., of Particular Person Without Qualifying Terms

State: Central

Year: 1925

Where a bequest is made to the "heirs" or "right heirs" or "relations" or ''nearest relations" or "family" or "kindred" or "nearest of kin" or "next-of-kin" of a particular person without any qualifying terms, and the class so designated forms the direct and independent object of the bequest, the property bequeathed shall be distributed as if it had belonged to such person and he had died intestate in respect of it, leaving assets for the payment of his debts independently of such property. Illustrations (i) A leaves his property "to my own nearest relations". The property goes to those who would be entitled to it if A had died intestate, leaving assets for the payment of his debts independently of such property. (ii) A bequeaths 10,000 rupees "to B for his life, and, after the death of B, to my own right heirs". The legacy after B's death belongs to those who would be entitled to it if it had formed part of A's unbequeathed property. (iii) A leaves his property to B; but if B dies before him, to B's next-of kin; B dies before A; the property devolves as if it had belonged to B, and he had died intestate, leaving assets for the payment of his debts independently of such p

The Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 Section 6

Title: Legal Representative or Heir or Interested Person to Be Liable for Certain Prior Liabilities

State: Karnataka

Year: 1996

.....in the Board, against the Board. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that,- (a) save as otherwise expressly provided in this section or in any other section of this Act, no liability of legal representatives or heirs or others in relation to the Palace in respect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be enforceable against the State Government, or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board against the Board; (b) no award , decree or other order of any court, tribunal or other authority in relation to the Palace passed after the appointed day in respect of any matter, claim, or dispute in relation to any matter which arose before that day, shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board, against the Board; (c) no liability incurred by the legal representatives or heirs or other persons before the appointed day, for the contravention of any provision of any law for the time being in force shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board, against the Board.

Mysore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1998 Section 6

Title: Legal Representatives or Heirs or Transferees to Be Liable for Certain Prior Liabilities

State: Karnataka

Year: 1998

.....vest in the Board, against the Board. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that,- (a) save as otherwise expressly provided in this section or in any other section of this Act, no liability of legal representatives or heirs or transferees in relation to the Palace in respect of any period prior to the appointed date shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board against the Board. (b) no award, decree or other order of any court, tribunal or other authority in relation to the Palace passed after the appointed day in respect of any claim or dispute in relation to any matter which arose before that day, shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board against the Board. (c) no liability incurred by the legal representatives or heirs or transferees before the appointed day for the contravention of any provision of any law for the time being in force shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board against the Board.

Bangalore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1996 Section 6

Title: Legal Representative or Heir or Interested Person to Be Liable for Certain Prior Liabilities

State: Karnataka

Year: 1996

.....in the Board, against the Board. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that,- (a) save as otherwise expressly provided in this section or in any other section of this Act, no liability of legal representatives or heirs or others in relation to the Palace in respect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be enforceable against the State Government, or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board against the Board; (b) no award , decree or other order of any court, tribunal or other authority in relation to the Palace passed after the appointed day in respect of any matter, claim, or dispute in relation to any matter which arose before that day, shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board, against the Board; (c) no liability incurred by the legal representatives or heirs or other persons before the appointed day, for the contravention of any provision of any law for the time being in force shall be enforceable against the State Government or where the Palace is directed under section 7 to vest in the Board, against the Board.