Governs intestate succession among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs, including the coparcenary rights of daughters after the 2005 amendment (Vineeta Sharma, 2020).
A daughter of a coparcener is by birth a coparcener in her own right with the same rights and liabilities as a son, whether or not the father was alive on 9 September 2005 (Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma, 2020).
Property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves first on Class I heirs (widow, children, mother, and certain grandchildren), then Class II, then agnates, then cognates.
Any property possessed by a female Hindu is held by her as full owner and not as a limited owner; sub-section (2) excepts property acquired under a gift, will or decree prescribing a restricted estate.
Property of a female Hindu dying intestate devolves on sons, daughters and husband; then husband's heirs; then parents; then father's heirs; then mother's heirs — with the source-of-property exception in s. 15(2).
Any Hindu may dispose of by will any property capable of being so disposed of, including an undivided interest in a Mitakshara coparcenary.
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