Universal's The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Edition 2025, is an English medium bare act on the law of succession among Hindus, published by Universal (LexisNexis). The book is written in English; it is not the Hindi medium edition. It gives the full text of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (30 of 1956), with short notes, along with the State Amendments made to the Act. The Act lays down how the property of a Hindu who dies without a will is inherited, the classes of heirs and their order of succession, the rules for male and female intestates, the rights of daughters as coparceners, the absolute ownership of property by a Hindu female, and the disqualifications from inheritance. The book also includes model specimens of a deed for the appointment of an heir, petitions for the grant of a succession certificate, and petitions for the grant and revocation of letters of administration of property, which show how these documents are drafted in practice. It is useful for candidates preparing for judiciary exams, LLB students (3-year and 5-year courses), especially for the family law paper, and candidates preparing for other law exams.
Key Features:
English medium: written in English (not Hindi medium)
Full text of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (30 of 1956)
Includes State Amendments
Covers intestate succession, classes of heirs, rights of daughters and female heirs, and disqualifications
Model specimen of a deed for appointment of an heir
Model petitions for succession certificate, and grant and revocation of letters of administration
Bare act with short notes
Edition 2025
Published by Universal (LexisNexis)
For judiciary exams, LLB students and law exams
यह पुस्तक "Universal's The Hindu Succession Act, 1956" (संस्करण 2025) यूनिवर्सल (LexisNexis) द्वारा प्रकाशित बेयर एक्ट है। यह अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English Medium) में है; यह हिंदी माध्यम का संस्करण नहीं है। इसमें हिंदू उत्तराधिकार अधिनियम, 1956 (Hindu Succession Act, 1956) का पूर्ण पाठ संक्षिप्त टिप्पणियों (Short Notes) एवं राज्य संशोधनों (State Amendments) सहित दिया गया है, जिसमें निर्वसीयती उत्तराधिकार, वारिसों के वर्ग, पुत्रियों के सहदायिक अधिकार, हिंदू स्त्री की संपत्ति तथा उत्तराधिकार से निरर्हता से संबंधित प्रावधान शामिल हैं। इसके साथ वारिस की नियुक्ति हेतु विलेख, उत्तराधिकार प्रमाण-पत्र हेतु याचिका, तथा प्रशासन-पत्र जारी करने एवं रद्द करने हेतु याचिकाओं के मॉडल नमूने भी दिए गए हैं। यह पुस्तक न्यायिक सेवा (Judiciary) परीक्षाओं, LLB छात्रों एवं विधि (Law) परीक्षाओं की तैयारी हेतु उपयोगी है।