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INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 44

Title: Where intestate's father dead and his mother, a brother or sister, and children of any deceased brother or sister living

State: Central

Year: 1925

If the intestate's father is dead but the intestate's mother is living, and if any brother or sister and the child or children of any brother or sister who may have died in the intestate's lifetime are also living, then the mother and each living brother or sister, and the living child or children of each deceased brother or sister, shall be entitled to the property in equal shares, such children (if more than one) taking in equal shares only the shares which their respective parents would have taken if living at the intestate's death. Illustration A, the intestate, leaves his mother, his brothers John and Henry, and also one child of a deceased sister, Mary, and two children of George, a deceased brother of the half blood who was the son of his father but not of his mother. The mother takes one-fifth, John and Henry each take one-fifth, the child of Mary takes one-fifth, and the two children of George divide the remaining one-fifth equally between them.

INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 43

Title: Where intestate's father dead, but his mother, brothers and sisters living

State: Central

Year: 1925

If the intestate's father is dead, but the intestate's mother is living and there are also brothers or sisters of the intestate living, and there is no child living of any deceased brother or sister, the mother and each living brother or sister shall succeed to the property in equal shares. Illustration A dies intestate, survived by his mother and two brothers of the full blood, John and Henry and a sister Mary, who is the daughter of his mother but not of his father. The mother takes one-fourth, each brother takes one-fourth and Mary, the sister of half blood, takes one-fourth.

INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 45

Title: Where intestate's father dead and his mother and children of any deceased brother or sister living

State: Central

Year: 1925

If the intestate's father is dead, but the intestate's mother is living, and the brothers and sisters are all dead, but all or any of them have left children who survived the intestate, the mother and the child or children of each deceased brother or sister shall be entitled to the property in equal shares, such children (if more than one) taking in equal shares only the shares which their respective parents would have taken if living at the intestate's death. Illustration A, the intestate, leaves no brother or sister but leaves his mother and one child of deceased sister, Mary and two children of deceased brother George. The mother takes one-third, the child of Mary takes one-third, and the children of George divide the remaining one-third equally between then.

INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 Section 46

Title: Where intestate's father dead, but his mother living and no brother, sister, nephew or niece

State: Central

Year: 1925

If the intestate's father is dead, but the intestate's mother is living, and there is neither brother, nor sister, nor child of any brother or sister of the intestate, the property shall belong to the mother.

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Section 47

Title: Where Intestate Has Left Neither Lineal Descendant, nor Father, nor Mother

State: Central

Year: 1925

Where the intestate has left neither lineal descendant, nor father, nor mother, the property shall be divided equally between his brothers and sisters and the child or children of such of them as may have died before him, such children (if more than one) taking in equal shares only the shares which their respective parents would have taken if living at the intestate's death.

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 5

Title: Intestate Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....being in force, the provisions of this Part shall constitute the law of1 [India] in all cases ofintestacy. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". Section 29 - Application of Part (1) This Part shall not apply to any intestacy occurring before the firstday of January, 1866, or to the property of any Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist,Sikh or Jaina. (2) Save as provided in sub-section (1) or by any otherlaw for the time being in force, the provisions of this Part shall constitute the law of1 [India] in all cases ofintestacy. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". Section 30 - As to what property deceased considered to have died intestate A person is deemed to die intestate in respect of all property of which he has not made a testamentary disposition which is capable of taking effect. Illustrations (i) A has left no will. He has died intestate in respect of the whole of his property. (ii) A has left a will, whereby he has appointed B his executor; but the will contains no other provision. A has died intestate in respect of the distribution of his property. .....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 2

Title: Rules in Cases of Intestates Other Than Parsis

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. 1 [***] ___________________ 1. Explanation omitted by Act 26 of 2002, section 2. Section 32 - Devolution of such property The property of an intestate devolves upon the wife or husband, or upon those who are of the kindred of the deceased, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. 1 [***] ___________________ 1. Explanation omitted by Act 26 of 2002, section 2. Section 33 - Where intestate has left widow and lineal descendants, or widow and kindred only, or widow and no kindred Where the intestate has left a widow- (a) if he has also left any lineal descendants, one-thirds of his property shall belong to his widow, and the remaining two-thirds shall go to his lineal descendants, according to the rules hereinafter contained; (b) 1 [save as provided by section 33A] if he has left no lineal descendant, but has left persons who are of kindred to him, one-half of his property shall belong to his widow, and the other half shall go to those who are kindred to him, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained; (c) if he has left none who.....

Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....under this section or exempted from the operation of any of the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1865(10 of 1865), under section 332 of that Act are in this Act referred to as "exempted persons". PART 02 OF DOMICILE SECTION 04: APPLICATION OF PART This Part shall not apply if the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina. SECTION 05: LAW REGULATING SUCCESSION TO DECEASED PERSON'S IMMOVABLE AND MOVABLE PROPERTY, RESPECTIVELY (1) Succession to the immovable property in India of a person deceased shall be regulated by the law of India, wherever such person may have had his domicile at the time of his death. (2) Succession to the movable property of a person deceased is regulated by the law of the country in which such person had his domicile at the time of his death. SECTION 06: ONE DOMICILE ONLY AFFECTS SUCCESSION TO MOVABLES A person can have only one domicile for the purpose of the succession to his movable property. SECTION 07: DOMICILE OF ORIGIN OF PERSON OF LEGITIMATE BIRTH The domicile of origin of every person of legitimate birth is in the country in which at the time of his birth his father was domiciled; or, if he is a posthumous.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

Title: Indian Succession Act, 1925

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....- Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Power of State Government to exempt any race, sect or tribe in the State from operation of Act Part 2 Section4 - Application of Part Section5 - Law regulating succession to deceased person's immovable and movable property, respectively Section6 - One domicile only affects succession to movables Section7 - Domicile of origin of person of legitimate birth Section8 - Domicile of origin of illegitimate child Section9 - Continuance of domicile of origin Section10 - Acquisition of new domicile Section11 - Special mode of acquiring domicile in India Section12 - Domicile not acquired by residence as representative of foreign Government, or as part of his family Section13 - Continuance of new domicile Section14 - Minor's domicile Section15 - Domicile acquired by woman on marriage Section16 - Wife's domicile during marriage Section17 - Minor's acquisition of new domicile Section18 - Lunatic's acquisition of new domicile Section19 - Succession to movable property in India in absence of proof of domicile elsewhere Part 3 Section20 - Interests and powers not acquired nor lost by marriage Section21 - Effect of marriage.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Chapter 1

Title: Of Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....a country inwhich the law relating to estate and intestate succession differs from the lawof 1 [India]. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951,section3 and schedule, for "theState". Section 219 - Where deceased is not a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person If the deceased has diedintestate and was not a personbelonging to any of the classes referred to in section 218, those who are connected with him, either by marriage or by consanguinity, are entitled toobtain letters of administration of hisestate and effects in the orderand according to the rules hereinafter stated, namely:- (a) If the deceased has left a widow, administration shall be granted to the widow, unless the Court sees cause to exclude her, either onthe ground of some personal disqualification, or because she has no interest in the estate of the deceased. Illustrations (i) The widow is a lunatic or has committed adultery or hasbeen barred by her marriage settlement of all interest in her husband's estate.There is cause for excluding her from the administration. (ii) The widow has married again since the decease of herhusband. This is not good cause for her.....