15. General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus .―(1) The property of a female Hindu
dying intestate shall devolve according to the rules set out in section 16, ―
(a)firstl y, upon the sons and daughters (including the children of any pre -deceased son or
daughter) and the husband; (b)secondly, upon the heirs of the husband; (c)thirdly, upon the mother and father; (d)fourthly, upon the heirs of the father; and (e)lastly, upon the heirs of the mother. (2)Notwithstanding anything conta ined in sub -section ( 1),― (a)any property inheri ted by a female Hindu from her father or mother shall devolve, in the
absence of any son or daughter of the deceased (including the children of any pre -deceased son or
daughter) not upon the other heirs referred in sub -section ( 1) in the order specified therein, but upon
the heirs of the father; and (b)any property inherited by a female Hindu from her husband or fro m her father -in-law shall
devolve, in the absence of any son or daughter of the deceased (including the children of any
pre-deceased son or daughter) not upon the other heirs referred to in sub -section ( 1) in the order
specified therein , but upon the heirs of the husband.
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STATE AMENDMENT
Kerala.-
Amendment of section 15 .―In the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (Central Act 30 of 1956), in section
15, after clause (b) of sub -section (2), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:―
“(c)” any property inherited by a female Hindu from her pre -deceased son shall devolve, not upon the
other heirs referred to in sub -section (1) in the order specified t herein, but upon the heirs of the pre -
deceased son from whom she inherited the property.”
[Vide Kerala Act 17 of 2016 , sec. 2].