Section 5: Devolution of property on the termination of life estate and certain wills

5. Devolution of property on the termination of life estate and certain wills. The life estate terminated under section 3 or the property in respect of which the further operation of a will has ceased under section 4 shall devolve upon such persons as would have been entitled to succeed under the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) upon the death of the last full owner or the testator as though he had died intestate; and if any such heir has died in the meantime, his share shall devolve in accordance with Shariat on such persons as would have succeeded him if he had died immediately after the termination of the life estate or the death of the said legatee: Provided that the share to which a Muslim female holding limited estate under customary law would have been entitled under the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) upon the death of the last full owner shall devolve on her.

Effective date: 1962-12-31

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