shyam lal 13 November 2020

Inherited property

A Christian mother WIlls her self acquired property to her adult children, Query is can the children further WILL their share even it is not their self acquired property.

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Vishesh Kumar 13 November 2020

Greetings Sir!

Property rights of Christians in India is governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and according to the Facts, the property is Self Acquired for Mother, but it is Ancestral for the Children, which does not allow them to will that property further and equal shares would be a divide among all the legal heirs.

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/.../progress-in-hindu-succession-law-1610. asp

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shyam lal 13 November 2020

kind attention V.Kumar thanks for the reply further I wish to know can the individual shares be sold/,gifted to a third party

P. Venu (Advocate) 08 July 2021

The concept of ancestral property, to my knowledge, is unique to Hindu personal law. The Christian personal law or the Indian Succession Act has no provisions as to ancestral property.