1 - Short title and extent.
2 - Application of Act.
3 - Definitions and interpretation.
4 - Overriding effect of Act.
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5 - Act not to apply to certain properties.
6 - Devolution of interest in coparcenary property.
7 - Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom.
8 - General rules of succession in the case of males.
9 - Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule.
10 - Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule.
11 - Distribution of property among heirs in class II of the Schedule.
12 - Order of succession among agnates and congnates.
13 - Computation of degrees.
14 - Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property.
15 - General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus.
16 - Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu.
17 - Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws.
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18 - Full blood preferred to half blood.
19 - Mode of succession of two or more heirs.
20 - Right of child in womb.
21 - Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths.
22 - Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases.
23 - Omitted.
24 - Omitted.
25 - Murderer disqualified.
26 - Convert’s descendants disqualified.
27 - Succession when heir disqualified
28 - Disease, defect, etc., not to disqualify
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29 - Failure of heirs.
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30 - Testamentary succession
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31 - Repealed.
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