https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309857 A coparcener who murders the intestate is statutorily disqualified from inheritance under the Hindu Succession Act and is treated as having predeceased the deceased. On that basis, he cannot be treated as a stock of descent or confer any better title on persons claiming through him. The widow of such a disqualified son therefore could not inherit the father's estate through her husband, and the proviso to Section 6 and the succession rules under Section 8 did not assist her because her claim depended entirely on the prohibited title of the son. The dismissal of the suit was affirmed. en-us Fri, 06 May 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:34:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309857 A coparcener who murders the intestate is statutorily disqualified from inheritance under the Hindu Succession Act and is treated as having predeceased the deceased. On that basis, he cannot be treated as a stock of descent or confer any better title on persons claiming through him. The widow of such a disqualified son therefore could not inherit the father's estate through her husband, and the proviso to Section 6 and the succession rules under Section 8 did not assist her because her claim depended entirely on the prohibited title of the son. The dismissal of the suit was affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 May 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309857