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Doctrine of Survivorship: Special reference to Muslims and Christians

The doctrine of survivorship in Hindu law historically favored male heirs, granting them exclusive rights to inherit ancestral property, while female descendants received nothing. This patriarchal concept was rooted in traditional Hindu law, where coparcenary rights were conferred solely upon male m

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Imagine a scenario wherein there is a joint family consisting of male descendants and female descendants. Upon the death of the last male holder, the share in the undivided property gets distributed amongst the remaining male survivors but the female descendants do not get anything. Is this an equitable law? Certainly not, this is the concept of survivorship.

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