Ancestral Property vs Will in India: Can a Father Exclude Legal Heirs Through a Will? (Hindu Succession Act 1956)
पिता की वसीयत vs वारिसान: क्या पैतृक संपत्ति 1 बेटे के नाम हो सकती है? कानूनी अधिकार व नियम (हिंदू उत्तराधिकार अधिनियम 1956)
By Shivam Tiwari, Founder of FormSutra
In Indian succession law, there is a strict constitutional and statutory boundary between 'Ancestral Property' (पैतृक संपत्ति) and 'Self-Acquired Property' (स्व-अर्जित संपत्ति). Under Section 6 and Section 30 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, coparceners acquire an unassailable legal right by birth. A father, grandfather, or karta CANNOT write a Will transferring the entire ancestral property to one son, disinheriting daughters or other sons. Any such Will is legally voidable to the extent of other coparceners' shares.
Steps
- Distinguish Ancestral from Self-Acquired Property
- File Revenue Injunction to Prevent Mutation (दाखिल-खारिज रोकें)
- Institute Civil Suit for Declaration and Partition (विभाजन वाद)
- Apply for Temporary Injunction under Order XXXIX Rules 1 & 2 CPC
- Appointment of Court Commissioner & Final Partition Decree