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Chapter III§3030

Testamentary Succession

A single section. §30 lets any Hindu dispose of any property capable of being disposed of, by will or other testamentary instrument, under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; the Explanation expressly makes Mitakshara coparcenary interest and tarwad/tavazhi/illom/kutumba/kavaru interests fall within that capacity.

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§30Section 30

Testamentary succession

Any Hindu may by will dispose of any property capable of being so disposed of, in accordance with the Indian Succession Act, 1925 or any other applicable law; Mitakshara coparcenary interests and tarwad/tavazhi/illom/kutumba/kavaru interests count as testamentarily-disposable property.

Verbatim from the Act

Any Hindu may dispose of by will or other testamentary disposition any property, which is capable of being so disposed of by him or by her, in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), or any other law for the time being in force and applicable to Hindus.

Explanation.—The interest of a male Hindu in a Mitakshara coparcenary property or the interest of a member of a tarwad, tavazhi, illom, kutumba or kavaru in the property of the tarwad, tavazhi, illom, kutumba or kavaru shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, be deemed to be property capable of being disposed of by him or by her within the meaning of this section.

Section 30, Hindu Succession Act 1956