History of Origin of Some Clans in India/Jat From Jutland/Law of Succession
History of Origin of Some Clans in India
(with special Reference to Jats)
By Mangal Sen Jindal (1992)
Publisher - Sarup & Sons, 4378/4B, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002, ISBN 81-85431-08-6
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Chapter 1: Jat From Jutland
Law of Succession
[p.69]:D.F. Mulla on Hindu Law 1946 Edition on page 167 says "Among Jats who have migrated to the district of Meerut from the Punjab there exists a custom by which reversioners. Irrespective of degree succeed equally to the last male owner, each branch of the family taking its share per stirpes. Dharam Singh Vs. Hira-Allahabad High Court (1922) 44 All. 390; 65 IC 828 ; 22 AA 141"
Section 175 of Hindu Law by Mulla deals with Reversioners. "Under the Hindu Law the death of the female owner opens the inheritance to the reversioners and the one most nearly related at the time to the last full owner, becomes entitled to possession. In her life time however the reversionary right is a mere possibility or open successionist." The author gives an illustration to explain reversionary right as :
"A Hindu 'A' dies leaving a widow, a brother, a son of that brother and an uncle. Here the brother, his son and uncle are a1l reversioners. The brother is the next or presumptive reversioner. The other reversioners are remote or contingent reversioners. If the brother dies in the life time of the widow, his son becomes the next reversioner." Hindu Law by D.F. Mulla, page 166.