Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Sections 6 and 8 - Applicability Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Sections 6 and 8 — Applicability — Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Sections 6 and 8 — Applicability — Parties governed by Mitakshara law — Where deceased left him surviving female relative specified in class I of schedule, his interest in Mitakshara coparcenary property shall devolve by intestate succession and not by survivorship — First son is a coparcener — No evidence on record that second son was born prior to coming into force of the Act — Half share in property would devolve upon all his heirs and legal representatives — Court below were correct in applying Section 6 and holding that Section 8 would have no application — Impugned order passed by High Court that law applicable before the Act came into force would govern rights of the parties modified — Appeal allowed in part.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 04:03:48 +0000
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