on demise of your mother you and your niece would be legal heirs
2) sister daughter has equal share in grand mother mother property
3) your mother can execute will bequeathing property to you
Grand-daughters share in grand-mother's share
I am a senior citizen. I have 2 other alive elder brothers and one deceased elder sister. My mother had inherited her dad's property. My mother were two sisters(both deceased long long back over 30 years ago) and had no brothers. There is no will done by either my mother or her father(my grandfather) at any point of time. My sister died long back almost some 15 years ago. She has a surviving married daughter. P.S. We are residents of West Bengal and the said property is in West Bengal. My questions is - Whether my sister's daughter is legally a share holder of the properties?
Asked 7 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu
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Grand Daughter cannot claim any share in the property from maternal grandparents' properties.
Dear Client,
The Dayabhaga school prevails in Bengal which deals with inheritance.
Here both sisters will inherit equal share in father`s property along with brother and deceased sister share will inherit in her Daughter/son.
Yes, she is entitled to a share in this property.
Yes, she does. Upon the death of your sister, her share in the property devolved unto her daughter.
Yes you sisters daughter along with husband if alive shall inherit her share in the property.
iF YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A SHARE OUT OF YOUR MOTHER'S SHARE IN THE PROPERTY THEN YOUR SISTER IS ALSO ENTITLED. sINCE SHE IS NO MORE, HER SURVIVING LEGAL HEIRS ARE ENTITLED TO HER SHARE.
