https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15978 Property inherited by a son from his father's self-acquired estate on intestate succession under section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, takes the character of the son's individual property and not Hindu undivided family property. The statutory scheme of intestate succession prevails over pre-existing Hindu law, and heirs in Class I inherit in the manner prescribed by the Act. The earlier contrary view treating such inherited property as joint family property was rejected, with the result that income from the property is assessable in the son's individual hands. en-us Wed, 09 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:58:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15978 Property inherited by a son from his father's self-acquired estate on intestate succession under section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, takes the character of the son's individual property and not Hindu undivided family property. The statutory scheme of intestate succession prevails over pre-existing Hindu law, and heirs in Class I inherit in the manner prescribed by the Act. The earlier contrary view treating such inherited property as joint family property was rejected, with the result that income from the property is assessable in the son's individual hands. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 09 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15978