Succession rights of hindu female dies intestate
laxmikanth
(Querist) 04 May 2015
This query is : Resolved
If a female Hindu died intestate, how her immovable property will devolve on the heirs. Can the grand children of deceased Hindu female are entitled any share in her property? Is there any recent amendments regarding to this issue?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 06 May 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,
upon the heirs of the husband.
upon the father and mother
upon the heirs of the father, and
upon the heirs of the mother.
Certain exceptions[edit]
If, and the heirs are both male and female, the female heir is not allowed to request partition until the male heir chooses to divide their respective shares. If this female heir is a daughter, she has the right to reside in the home if she is unmarried, divorced or widowed. After the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 Section 6 the difference between the female and male inheritor has been abolished - Now even female inheritor [daughter] can also claim partition of the ancestral property.
Any person who commits murder is disqualified from receiving any form of inheritance from the victim.
If a relative converts from Hinduism, he or she is still eligible for inheritance. The descendants of that converted relative, however, are disqualified from receiving inheritance from their Hindu relatives, unless they have converted back to Hinduism before the death of the relative.
Now after perusing the above you can conclude about the grand children's entitlement in the grandmother's intestate property.
