Mera Samvidhaan All of Indian Succession Act, 1925

Part V · Chapter II · Rules in cases of Intestates other than Parsis

33Where intestate has left widow and lineal descendants, or widow and kindred only, or widow and no kindred.

Section 33 · Part V · Chapter II · page 22 of the Act

Where the intestate has left a widow—

(a) if he has also left any lineal descendants, one-third of his property shall belong to his widow, and the remaining two-thirds shall go to his lineal descendants, according to the rules hereinafter contained;

(b) 2[save as provided by section 33A], if he has left no lineal descendant, but has left persons who are of kindred to him, one-half of his property shall belong to his widow, and the other half shall go to those who are kindred to him, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained;

(c) if he has left none who are of kindred to him, the whole of his property shall belong to his widow.

2 Ins. by Act 40 of 1926, s. 2.

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