Adv Rahul Shinde (Lawyer) 10 July 2015

Hindu succession act for woman property ...

As Hindu successions act define, If a male who had self-acquired property, died without manage his property to his legal heirs, then property goes to equally to his legal heirs expect his daughter who married before 1994. her share will be only, divided share of hers Father. So this law is also applicable to woman (mother of that daughter) if her mother had self-acquired property ....

To Elaborate this query I put one example.....

If Hindu Male (Ramesh) died, and Son 1(ram), Son 2(sham), Daughter1 (Sima), Widow (jaya) those are only legal heirs of Deceased Ramesh,

Then Firstly property will distributed in all sons and only widow, and deceased (not to daughter due to her marriage was done before 1994), and then deceased share will again distributed among sons, widow and to Daughter

So this rule is also applicable for woman self-acquired property …. Means if If Hindu Female (Rohini) died, and Son 1(rahul), Son 2(suresh), Daughter1 (rima), Husband (Mahesh) those are only legal heirs of Deceased Rohini who had her self acquired property, then

Then Above law should also applicable to Daughter No. 1 (rima) ??????

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Kumar Doab (FIN) 10 July 2015

The property of a female Hindu dying without WILL shall be distributed:

Firstly, upon the sons and daughters (including the children of any pre-deceased son or daughter) and the husband;
Secondly, upon the heirs of the husband ;
Thirdly, upon the mother and father;
Fourthly, upon the heirs of the father; and
Lastly, upon the heirs of the mother .

If the women has acquired any property from his Father or Mother, in that case the first right will be of the heirs of her father and not husband, in case of absence of his sons or daughters

If the women has acquired any property from her Husband, in that case the first right will be of the heirs of her husband , in case of absence of his sons or daughters

rajagopal.s (Lawyer.) 10 July 2015

The property of a Hindu female dying intestate, or without a will, shall devolve in the following order:

upon the sons and daughters (including the children of any pre-deceased son or daughter) and the husband.
As stated in your example, Son 1(rahul), Son 2(suresh), Daughter1 (rima), Husband (Mahesh) shall get equal shares of the woman's property.

Adv Rahul Shinde (Lawyer) 10 July 2015

Ok, So My Exact Question is that ............

Does Daughter 1 (Rima), get equal share, Even If she Married before 1994 ??????? ...... because If property belongs her father then she will surely get only hers father share as per Law. But in this case, property belong to her mother ........ So will she get equally or only her mother divided share as i calculated above ?......