Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
II · Section 53

Liability of ancestral property

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

For the purposes of section 50 and section 52, property in the hands of a son or other descendant which is liable under Hindu law for the payment of the debt of a deceased ancestor, in respect of which a decree has been passed, shall be deemed to be property of the deceased which has come to the hands of the son or other descendant as his legal representative.

Judgments on Section 53