Section 18, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Full blood preferred to half blood

Chapter II · Intestate Succession

18Full blood preferred to half blood.

Section 18 · Chapter II · General provisions relating to succession · page 10 of the Act

Heirs related to an intestate by full blood shall be preferred to heirs related by half blood, if the nature of the relationship is the same in every other respect.

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