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Rights of grandson in ancestral property


25-Mar-2023 (In Property Law)
my MIL grandfather made a WILL to divide his property among his sons . my MIL father got property thro Will and died in 1994 inestate .Mother-in-law is the only daughter and her mother also expired in 2005. my mother-in-law has two daughters and one son ..how will the property get divided. Property doucments are in the name of MOther-in-law fathers name. Has my husband being the grandson has right over property ? ..pl answer.
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Answer #1
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Assuming that you are a Hindu. Yes your husband has a share in the property. According to the Hindu Succession Act, all the siblings come under the category of being a Class I legal heir and therefore by virtue of that all the class I legal heirs have a equal share in the property.

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