The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956

CHAPTER I

1.Short title and extent.
2.Application of Act.
3.Definitions and interpretation.
4.Over-riding effect of Act.

CHAPTER II

5.Devolution of interest in co-parcenary property.
6.General rules of succession in the case of males.
7.Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule.
8.Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule.
9.Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule.

10.Order of succession among agnates or cognates.
11.Computation of degrees.
12.Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property.
13.General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus.
14.Order of succession and man-ner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu.

15.Full blood preferred to half blood.
16.Mode of succession of two or more heirs.
17.Right of child in womb.
18.Presumption in cases of si-multaneous deaths.
19.Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases.