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Under the second scheme, the Act provides for Parsi intestate succession. By the Indian Succession (Amendment) Act, 1991 (51 of 1991), the Act as amended to provide e!ua" shares for #oth sons and dau$hters in their parenta" properties, irrespective of the fact that it as that of the father or that of the mother. It a"so ena#"es the Parsis to #e!ueath their property to re"i$ious or charita#"e purposes, etc., ithout any restrictions. In effect the amended "a provides that here a Parsi dies intestate "eavin$ #ehind a ido or idoer as the case may #e, and chi"dren, the property sha"" #e divided so that the ido or idoer and each chi"d receives e!ua" share. %urther, here a Parsi dies "eavin$ #ehind one or #oth parents in addition to chi"dren, or ido idoer idoer and chi"dren, the property sha"" #e so divided that the parent or each of the parents sha"" receive a share e!ua" to ha"f the share of each chi"d. %or further c"earance see #e"o& Shares in the case of parsi intestates (sec. 51 ti"" 56, as amended #y the 1991 amendment) After 1991 Amendments fo""oin$ ' ru"es ere "aid don& Rule1:
if a Parsi dies intestate, "eavin$ a ido (or idoer) and chi"dren, the ido
(or idoer) and each chi"d $ets an e!ua" share. %or instatnce, if A dies intestate "eavin$ the ido B, and his son , each of them i" #e entit"e to of A*s A*s property, "i+eise, if B dies "eavin$ his hus#and A, son and dau$hter then they ou"d #e entit"e to 1-' share e!ua""y. Rule2 :
If Parsi has no no ido (or idoer) idoer) #ut has chi"dren each chi"dren i"" $et e!ua"
share. hus, if A dies intestate "eavin$ ' chi"dren then a share i"" #e divided in the ratio of 1-' ratio. if Parsi dies "eavin$ either-#oth of his parents, chi"d and ido or idoer then property i"" #e divided into fo""oin$ manner& manner& Rule3:
%or instance, if A dies intestate "eavin$ his ife B chi"d and father then B and i"" $et e!ua" shares and father i"" $et ha"f the share of the chi"d. i.e ife /0-5 son /0-5 father/ 1-5 Rule4 :
ivision of share of predeceased chi"d of intestate "eavin$ "inea"
descendants. In a"" cases here a Parsi dies "eavin$ any "inea"
descendant, if any chi"d of such intestate has died in the "ifetime of the intestate, the division of the share of the property of hich the intestate has died intestate hich such chi"d ou"d have ta+en if "ivin$ at the intestate2s death sha"" #e in accordance ith the fo""oin$ ru"es, name"y& (a) If such deceased chi"d as a son, his ido and chi"dren sha"" ta+e shares in accordance ith the provisions as if he had died immediate"y after the intestate2s death& Provided that here such deceased son has "eft a ido or a ido of a "inea" descendant #ut no "inea" descendant, the residue of his share after such distri#ution has #een made sha"" #e divided in accordance ith the provisions of this hapter as property of hich the intestate has died intestate, and in ma+in$ the division of such residue the said deceased son of the intestate sha"" not #e ta+en into account. (#) If such deceased chi"d as a dau$hter, her share sha"" #e divided e!ua""y amon$ her chi"dren. (c) If any chi"d of such deceased chi"d has a"so died durin$ the "ifetime of the intestate, the share hich he or she ou"d have ta+en if "ivin$ at the intestate2s death, sha"" #e divided in "i+e manner in accordance o""ected #y the A"" India hristian ounci" ith c"ause (a) or c"ause (#) as the case may #e. (d) 3here a remoter "inea" descendant of the intestate has died durin$ the "ifetime of the intestate, the provisions of c"ause (c) sha"" app"y mutatis mutandis to the division of any share to hich he or she ou"d have #een entit"ed if "ivin$ at the intestate2s death
#y reason of the pre decease of a"" the intestate2s "inea" descendants direct"y #eteen him or her and the