illustrations and representations

1. SUCCESSION TO THE
PROPERTY OF HINDU
FEMALE

3. Property obtained from any other
source
 Section 15(1)
 Heirs divided into 5 categories called ‘entries’

5. ENTRY (a)
• Natural born and adopted
• legitimate or illegitimate
• Stepson not included
Sons
• Natural born and adopted
• legitimate or illegitimate
• Stepdaughter not included Daughters
• Natural born and adopted
• legitimate
• Stepson not included
• Child of void marriage not included
• voidable marriage not included if
annulled
Grandchildren
• Lawfully wedded husband
• Husband of void marriage or voidable
marriage not included
Husband

6. Shares of Entry (a) heirs
Son, daughter, husband= one share
Children of predeceased son or daughter =same
son that the son or daughter would have taken if alive
Heirs of branch= per capita

7. Husband
1/5th
share
A
DEAD
S 1 1/5th
share
S 2 1/5th
share
S 3
1/ 5th share
D
1/ 5th share

8. ENTRY (b)
 heirs of husband
 last lawful husband before she died
 Property will devolve as if its husbands property
 Rule of intestate male will apply:-
i. class I
ii. class II
iii. agnates
iv. cognates

9. ENTRY C
Natural and
adoptive
Even if the
daughter is
illegitimate
Not
stepmother
Father
Natural and
adoptive
Not putative
Not
stepfather
Mother
Per Capita share

10. ENTRY (d)
 ‘the heirs of father’
 meaning heirs will be heirs of Hindu male
ENTRY (e)
‘heirs of mother’
meaning heirs of Hindu female

11. PROPERTY FROM
FATHER, MOTHER,
HUSBAND, FIL
Category 1
Sons Daughters
Sons, daughters
of predeceased
daughter
Category 2
Heirs of father