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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CGL - 11 April 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q44

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As per the Hindu Succession Act 1956, who amongst the following has the first right over the property of a Hindu woman who dies intestate?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Her husband.

  • The Mitakshara section of Hindu law was codified as the Hindu Succession Act, of 1956, which recognized only men as legal heirs to inherit and manage the property under the same Act.
  • This applies to all those who are not Muslims, Christians, Zoroastrians, or Jews by religion. Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Arya Samaj, followers of Brahmo Samaj are also considered Hindus under this law.
  • The 174th report of the Law Commission recommended reforms in the Hindu Succession Act.
  • The 1956 Act was amended in September 2005 and from the year 2005, women were recognized as coparceners/coparceners in the matter of property division.
  • By amending section 6 of the Act, the daughter of a co-coordinator was also treated as a co-coparcener by birth as a son.