• Succession law for property purchased in 1944

What is the succession/inheritance law for property purchased by hindu male at bangalore in 1944? Currently one duaghterś daughter and one sonś son survive
Asked 3 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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When did hindu make die ? 

if he died after coming into force of Hindu succession act his Wife , sons  and daughters would have equal share in property 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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The Hindu succession act, 1956 shall be applicable. 

If the property owner is reported to have died after enactment of the above law and is reported to have died intestate then the property shall devolve on the legal heirs or the legal heirs of the deceased legal heirs of the original owner. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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5.0 on 5.0

They shall apply for succession Certificate and apply for the ownership of the property 

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
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4.8 on 5.0

1. In 1944 the succession among Hindus was governed by their customary law as Hindu Succession Act came to be enacted only in the year 1956.

2. Under the customary Hindu law only the sons succeeded to the property of a Hindu male dying intestate.

 

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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972 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

The property is self acquired property of the father.

In that context irrespective of date of death of father and marital status of daughter both his children would inherit their father in undivided half share. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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5.0 on 5.0

1. See the Hindu succession act will applicable for every hindu intestate succession after 1956. You should give complete details and family chart as that would be convenient to understand your question.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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5.0 on 5.0

1. Even though the Hindu Succession Act was enacted in 1956 and in the instant case, a Hindu male purchased property in 1944, the inheritance to his property opens up from the date and year of death of that Hindu male. 

2. Whether the Hindu male died before the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in 1956 or after the enactment in 1956 or on or after Ninth September Two Thousand Five, when the amendment to the Hindu Succession Act came into being

..3. It's also to be noted, whether the property is still intact, without undergoing partition. 

4.  Based on data of death of the Hindu male, this can be sorted out.

 

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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314 Consultations

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It will get divide between to equal share of legal heirs. As per the Class I heirs list of The Hindu Succession Act.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
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253 Consultations

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It will be only for sons in case of hindus. Daughters will not be included. But if property is divided now then present law of equal division will be applicable and share to daughters by birth needs to be given

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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176 Consultations

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1. IRRESPECTIVE of any criteria, under the Hindu Succession Act, "ALL" the legal heirs of "intestate" deceased are legally entitled to "EQUAL" share /claim /stake in such property. 

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
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25 Consultations

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Dear Sir, 

Whatever be the year of purchase, in present times the succession law goes as per the amendments from time to time and all the surviving members can claim the share in the property. 

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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16 Consultations

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- In 1956 , the Parliament of India enacted the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to amend and codify the law relating to intestate or unwilled succession, among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.

- Further , under this Hindu Succession Act, 1956 , only sons had a share in the ancestral property , but now a daughter whether married or unmarried is having equal share in the Ancestral property i.e.  an equal share in such a property accrues by birth itself. 

- Further , the Supreme Court has recently said that a daughter's right to ancestral property does not arise if the father died before the amendment of Hindu law that came into force in 2005.

- In other words, the father would have to be alive till September 9, 2005, for the daughter to become a co-sharer of his property along with her male siblings.

- Hence, if father died before 2005 , then daughter will not get any share in the property , i.e if the daughter will not get share then the question of daughters daughter share does not arise.

- If the sons son survive , then he will get the share of his father  legally. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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195 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

At the time of 1944 on the death of father, daughter had equal share with brother and their share inherited in their children. .

duaghterś daughter and sonś son have equal share. 

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

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Sons would only inherit if father died before coming into force of hindu succession act 1956 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Corrigendum -  daughters dose no had share under 1929 succession act but only male child.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

4.4 on 5.0

Well, it is needless to say that your understanding i misdirected.

Read section 4 and 5 to remove the doubt which you were harbouring so far. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
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484 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Your own understanding and interpretation of law  do not have answers in law.

You can discuss the actual problem with a local lawyer by producing the relevant documents in order to be doubly confirmed about your own thoughts and ideas in this regard

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84724 Answers
2172 Consultations

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No

Rahul Jatain
Advocate, Rohtak
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It includes, the succession in such property was done in coparcener basis and daughter was not considered one prior to 2005 amendment. 

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Yes it was only sons inheritance before 1956.

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
31807 Answers
176 Consultations

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If the father passes away without a will, she has the same rights as the son in both ancestral and self-acquired property. 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19299 Answers
32 Consultations

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1. If doesn't matter when the property was purchased for application of succession laws. 

2. What matters is when the owner died and succession of property is created after death of owner. 

3. So distribution of property will done according to Hindu succession act 1956 if owner died after this law was enacted. 

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
10687 Answers
7 Consultations

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1. 1956 Act does not exclude Mitakshara. Your understanding is wrong.

2. 1956 Act codifies the customary Hindu law of succession.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30763 Answers
972 Consultations

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The property shall be divided among the legal heirs. Daughter too will have a share.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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65 Consultations

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The property is to be divided now. Therefore the law would be applicable as it stands now ie daughters have a share now.

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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65 Consultations

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