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Succession
in the Hindus is governed by the Hindu succession Act, 1956, which
bases its rule of succession on the basic principle of propinquity,
i.e., preference to heirs on the basis of proximity of relationship.
Earlier females were excluded, however this rule of exclusion of
females has been done away with.
The
law of intestate succession is concerned with matters as to who
are the Heirs, what are the rules of preference among the various
relations, in what manner is the property distributed in case there
is more than one heir and so on.
INTESTATE
SUCCESSION - A person who dies without making a will is known
as intestate. An heir is a person entitled to inherit property after
the death of the intestate
The
Hindu Succession Act applies to the whole of India except the State
of Jammu and Kashmir.
The
Act applies to all Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, Sikhs and to any other
person who is not a Muslim Christian, Parsi or Jew.
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