Succession Act, 1925 — Section 32: Devolution of such property

32. Devolution of such property. The property of an intestate devolves upon the wife or husband, or upon those who are of the kindred of the deceased, in the order and according to the rules hereinafter contained in this Chapter. Explanation.―A widow is not entitled to the provision hereby made for her if, by a valid contract made before her marriage, she has been excluded from her distributive share of her husband’s estate. 33. Where intestate has left widow and lineal descendants, or widow and kindred only, or widow and no kindred. Where the intestate has left a widow

(a)if he has also left any lineal descendants, one-third of his property shall belong to his widow, and the remaining two- thirds shall go to his lineal descendants, according to the rules hereinafter contained;

(4)The nett value of the property shall be ascertained by deducting from the gross value thereof all debts, and all funeral and administration expenses of the intestate, and all other lawful liabilities and charges to which the property shall be subject.

(5)This section shall not apply

(a)to the property of―

(i)any 1[Pakistan Christian],

(ii)any child or grandchild of any male person who is or was at the time of his death 2[a] 1[Pakistan Christian], or

(iii)any person professing the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion the succession to whose property is, under section 24 of the Special Marriage Act, 1872 (III of 1872), regulated by the provisions of this Act;

(b)unless the deceased dies intestate in respect of all his property.]