THE HINDU INHERITANCE (REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES) ACT, 1928.ACT No. 12 OF
1928.[20th September, 1928.]
An Act to amend the Hindu Law relating to
exclusion from inheritance of certain classes of heirs, and to remove certain
doubts.
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Hindu Law relating
to exclusion from inheritance of certain classes of heirs, and to remove certain
doubts; It is hereby enacted as follows:-
INDIA CODE,
VOL-VIA.
1.Short title, extent and application.
1.Short
title, extent and application.-(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Inheritance
(Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928.1*[(2) It extends to the whole of India
2*[except the State of
Jammu and Kashmir].]
(3) It shall not apply to
any person governed by the Dayabhaga
School of Hindu Law*3.2.Persons not to
be excluded from inheritance or rights in joint family property.
2.
Persons not to be excluded from inheritance or rights in joint family
property.-Notwithstanding any rule of Hindu Law or custom to the contrary, no
person governed by the Hindu Law, other than a person who is and has been from
birth a lunatic or idiot, shall be excluded 4* * * from any right or share in
joint family property by reason only of any disease, deformity, or physical or
mental defect.
3.Saving and exception.
3.Saving and
exception.-Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any right which has
accrued or any liability which has been incurred before the commencement
thereof, or shall be deemed to confer upon any person any right in respect of
any religious office or service or of the management of any religious or
charitable trust which he would not have had if this Act had not been
passed.