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PARSI SUCCESSION.

Table of Contents

QUESTION BANK

Q.1. Explain the rules of Parsi Succession.

SHORT NOTES.

Parsi Succession.

SYNOPSIS.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO INTESTATE

SUCCESSION AMONG PARSIS (S. 50).

No difference between posthumous child and other child.
If a lineal descendant died during intestate’s lifetime-
Effect of re-marriage.
RULES AS TO DIVISION OF INTESTATE PARSI’S PROPERTY.
Division of intestate’s property among widow (widower), children and parents (S. 51).
Division of share of predeceased child of intestate leaving lineal descendants (S. 53).
Division of property where intestate leaves no lineal descendant but leaves a widow (or widower or a widow or widower of any lineal descendant (S. 54).
Division of property where intestate leaves neither lineal descendants nor a widow (or widower) nor a widow (or widower) of any lineal descendant (S. 55).
Division of property where there is no relative entitled to succeed under the provisions of this chapter (S. 56).

Special rules have been made for Parsis in Ss. 50 to 56.

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO INTESTATE SUCCESSION AMONG PARSIS (S. 50).

For intestate succession among Parsis, the following rules prevail-

1. No difference between a posthumous child and another child[1]:-

In Parsi succession, there is no distinction between the posthumous child and the child born during the lifetime of a deceased person.

2. If a lineal descendant died during the intestate’s lifetime[2]:-

A lineal descendant of an intestate dies in the lifetime of the intestate without leaving a widow (or widower), lineal descendant, or widow of any lineal descendant. In that case, determining the property’s succession shall not be considered.

3. Effect of re-marriage[3]:-

Where a widow of any relative of an intestate has married again in the lifetime of the intestate, she shall not be entitled to receive any share of the intestate’s property.

II. RULES AS TO DIVISION OF INTESTATE PARSIS PROPERTY[4].

Following are some rules specifying the share of particular hair in intestate Paris’s property.

1. Division of intestate’s property among widow (widower), children and parents

(S. 51)[5]:-

The following rules are laid down in this section-

a) where a Parsi dies, leaving a widow (or widower) and children -the widow (or widower) and each child get an equal share.

Illustration.

If A dies, leaving his widow B, his son C, and daughter D, each will be entitled to 1/3 of A’s property.

Where the Parsi dies, leaving no widow (or widower) but only children- each child gets an equal share.
Where a Parsi dies, leaving one or both parents in addition to children or widow (or widower) and children, – each parent gets a share equal to half the share of each child.

Illustration.

A dies, leaving a widow B, a son C, and his father D. B and C will get an equal share (i.e. 2/5, 2/5), and D will get half a share than B and C (i.e. 1/5).

2. Division of share of a predeceased child of an intestate, leaving lineal descendants

(S. 53)[6]:-

This section provides the rules for dividing the share of a predeceased child of an intestate among his leaving lineal descendants.

a) If the predeceased child was a son- his widow and children take equal share, in the portion of share, which such predeceased child would have got, had he survived.

Illustration.

a) ‘A’ dies leaving behind his two sons ‘B’ and ‘C’ and ‘wife’ and one child of predeceased son D. Here, B will get 1/3, C will get 1/3 and wife and child of D will get 1/3, share divided equally.
b) If the predeceased child were a daughter, her share would be divided equally among her children.

3. Division of property where intestate leaves no lineal descendant but leaves a widow (or widower or a widow or widower of any lineal descendant (S. 54)[7]:-

The following are the rules-

a) If intestate leaves a widow or widower (but no widow or widower of a lineal descendant), – the widow or widower shall take half the said property.
b) if the intestate leaves a widow or widower and also a widow (or widower) of a lineal descendant- his widow (or her widower) takes one-third, and the widow (or widower) of any lineal descendant gets the remaining one-third.

Illustration.

a) A dies intestate, leaving behind his widow B, and ‘C’, the widow of his predeceased son. Here, B will get 1/3, and ‘C’ will take 1/3 share.
b) If the intestate leaves no widow or widower but one widow (or widower) of a lineal descendant- such widow (or widower) will get 1/3 share. But if there is more than one widow of a lineal descendant- two-thirds of the intestate’s property will be equally divided among all such widows (or widowers).
c) After the division specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c), the residue is to be distributed among the relatives of the intestate in the order given in Part. I of Schedule II to the Act (i.e., father, mother, brothers, sister, etc.).
d) If no relatives are entitled to the residue under clause (d), the whole of the residue shall be distributed proportionately to the sharers specified under this section.

4. Division of property where intestate leaves neither lineal descendants nor a widow (or widower) nor a widow (or widower) of any lineal descendant (S. 55)[8]:-

His (or her) next-of-kin (in the order set out in Para II of Schedule II to the Act) takes the whole.

5. Division of property where there is no relative entitled to succeed under the provisions of this chapter (S. 56)[9]:-

The property is to be equally divided among the relatives of the intestate, who are in the nearest degree of kindred to him.

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[1] वडिलांच्या/आईच्या मृत्यूनंतर जन्मलेले मूल आणि दूसरे मूल [एक मरणोपरांत बच्चे और दूसरे बच्चे के बीच कोई अंतर नहीं]

[2] इंटेस्टेट जीवन असताना वंषजाचा मृत्य [यदि एक वंशागत वंशज की मृत्यु निर्वसीयत के जीवनकाल में हुई हो]

[3] पुनर्विवाहाचा परिणाम [पुनर्विवाह का प्रभाव]

[4] पारसी व्यक्तीच्या संपत्तीच्या वाटपासंबंधी नियम [निर्वसीयत पारसी संपत्ति के विभाजन संबंधी नियम]

[5] विधवा, मुले, आई-वडिलांमध्ये संपत्तीचे वाटप [विधवा (विधुर), बच्चों और माता-पिता के बीच निर्वसीयत की संपत्ति का विभाजन]

[6] अगोदरच मृत मुलाच्या वंषजामध्ये संपत्तीचे वाटप [विधवा (विधुर), बच्चों और माता-पिता के बीच निर्वसीयत की संपत्ति का विभाजन]

[7] वंशज नसून फक्त विधवा असल्यास वाटप [संपत्ति का विभाजन जहां निर्वसीयत कोई पारंपरिक वंशज नहीं छोड़ता है लेकिन एक विधवा (या विधुर या विधवा या किसी भी वंश के विधुर को छोड़ देता है)]

[8] जर वंषज तसेच विधवा किंवा कोणत्याही वंषजाची विधवा नसल्यास वाटप [संपत्ति का विभाजन जहां निर्वसीयत न तो वंशागत वंशज छोड़ता है और न ही कोई विधवा (या विधुर) और न ही किसी वंशागत वंशज की विधवा (या विधुर)]

[9] जर कोणत्याही नातेवाईक नसल्यास संपत्तीचे वाटप [संपत्ति का विभाजन जहां इस अध्याय के प्रावधानों के तहत उत्तराधिकारी होने का कोई रिश्तेदार नहीं है]