• Inherit ancestor's agriculture land

Can a US citizen (OCI) inherit an ancestor's agricultural land from his cousin (father's brother's son)) as a gift. Both the OCI and his cousin have the same grandfather.
Asked 3 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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5 Answers

No gift deed can be executed for agricultural land in favour of foreign citizen 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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This will not be an inheritance, but it would be termed as a transfer and such transfer of agricultural; property to NRI/OCI is prohibited. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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Dear client as per Indian laws a gift to foreign citizen is guided by Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999. And as per that no hift above INR 17000 me made directly to foreign citizen.

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
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It can only be inherited through will and cannot be gifted during lifetime 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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Nops but only by way of inheritance.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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