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Family Law II

  • Unit 1: Joint Hindu Family System & Coparcenary
    • Mitakshara and Dayabhaga Coparcenary & Karta
  • Unit 2: Partition & Devolution of Coparcenary Property
    • Partition of Joint Hindu Family & Pious Obligation
  • Unit 3: Hindu Succession Act, 1956 & 2005 Amendments
    • Intestate Succession & Female Coparcenary Rights
  • Unit 4: Wills & Testamentary Succession
    • Will and Codicil under Indian Succession Act, 1925
  • Unit 5: Muslim Law of Inheritance
    • Muslim Inheritance: Sunni & Shia Systems
  • Unit 6: Wills (Wasiyat) & Gifts (Hiba) under Muslim Law
    • Will under Muslim Law (Wasiyat) & Hiba (Gifts)
  • Unit 7: Uniform Civil Code & Modern Reforms
    • Uniform Civil Code (UCC) & Constitutional Mandates

Unit 3: Hindu Succession Act, 1956 & 2005 Amendments

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 consolidated and amended the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.

This unit examines the rules of Intestate Succession, details Class I and Class II heirs, and analyzes the historic Section 6 Amendment of 2005.

← Previous: Partition of Joint Hindu Family & Pious Obligation
Next: Intestate Succession & Female Coparcenary Rights →

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