Hindu Succession Act, 1956

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The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to amend, codify and secularize the law relating to intestate or unwilled succession, among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs. The Act lays down a uniform and comprehensive system of inheritance and succession into one Act. The Hindu woman's limited estate is abolished by the Act. By virtue of this Act, any property possessed by a Hindu female is to be held by her as absolute property, and she is conferred full power to deal with and dispose of it, including by will, as she pleases. Some parts of this Act were amended in December 2004 by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.

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