September 12, 2026

Section 56 – Indian Succession Act, 1925: Division of Property Where There Is No Relative Entitled to Succeed

The Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Part V, Chapter III: Special Rules for Parsi Intestates

Section 56. Division of property where there is no relative entitled to succeed under the other provisions of this Chapter

Where there is no relative entitled to succeed under the other provisions of this Chapter to the property of which a Parsi has died intestate, the said property shall be divided equally among those of the intestate’s relatives who are in the nearest degree of kindred to him.