Section 39 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 – Where intestate has left only great-grandchildren or remoter lineal descendants

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Section 39: Where intestate has left only great-grandchildren or remoter lineal descendants

In like manner the property shall go to the surviving lineal descendants who are nearest in degree to the intestate, where they are all in the degree of great-grandchildren to him, or are all in a more remote degree.

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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