Section 25 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 – Lineal consanguinity

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Section 25: Lineal consanguinity

(b) a lineal descendant of an intestate who has died in the lifetime of the intestate without leaving a widow or widower or any lineal descendant or a widow or widower of any lineal descendant shall not be taken into account in determining the manner in which the property of which the intestate has died intestate shall be divided; and (c) where a widow or widower of any relative of an intestate has married again in the lifetime of the intestate, such widow or widower shall not be entitled to receive any share of the property of which the intestate has died intestate, and such widow or widower shall be deemed not to be existing at the intestate’s death.

Source: official text of The Indian Succession Act, 1925 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

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