The Principles of the Hindu Law of Inheritance

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882. Excerpt: ... Lectctke from inheritance--Property inherited by an unmarried daughter devolves X L at her death on her issue, to the exclusion of her married sister and their 'mole issue--The rule is not of exceptional character--In Bombay, a daughter's inheritance is looked upon as her stridhan--Under the Mitaksharn hiw, property inherited by an unmarried daughter passes to her sister, although the former leaves a son surviving her--In the Benares School, the disputed claim between the married daughters is settled by the criterion of relative poverty--No such rule in the Mitliila School--Law of the Dravira School--Barren daughters disinherited--Daughter's interest extends for life only--She is her father's heir, but not her mother's--Her legal position not better than that of the widow--Non-cesser of the vested right--Survivorship--Daughter's son--'Per capita' rule--Recognition as heir by Mitbila law--Parents--Brothers--Precedence determined by the criteria of whole blood and association--Srikrishna's summary of the rule--Full Bench Muling of the Calcutta High Court--Sisters recognized as heirs in Bombay--Nephews--Precedence determined by the rule of blood with reference to the fathers and by that of union with reference to themselves--They take per capita--Mitakshara on the right of a brother's son, his father having predeceased hU uncles--Brother's grandson--Strangers--Law as to escheat laid down by the Privy Council--Legal heirs failing, the Crown takes the property subject to trusts, Ac, if any--Heirs to property left by ascetics--" Associate in holiness"--Interpretation of the phrase by the Calcutta High Court--One living in fellowship and personal association--Bairagis not divested of civil rights as such--Succession to their property regulated by ordinary Tules-...