Section 20
Right of child in womb
Chapter 2: Intestate succession
A child who was in the womb at the time of the death of an intestate and who is subsequently born alive shall have the same right to inherit to the intestate as if he or she had been born before the death of the intestate, and the inheritance shall be deemed to vest in such a case with effect from the date of the death of the intestate.
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (Act No. 30 of 1956). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
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- 16Order of succession and manner of distribution among heirs of a female Hindu
- 17Special provisions respecting persons governed by marumakkattayam and aliyasantana laws
- 18Full blood preferred to half blood
- 19Mode of succession of two or more heirs
- 21Presumption in cases of simultaneous deaths
- 22Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases