Excerpt from The Hindu Law of Endowments The delay in publishing this volume calls for a word of explanation. It is due to a series of misfortunes that have befallen me and I have every hope that den I have re lated to the public what these misfortunes are, the public, in its generosity, will overlook the delay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Hindu Law of Impartible Property: Including Endowments Under old Hindu Law succession to the office of the Shebait governed by the rule of primogeniture - It remains in the eldest male line - In case Of a priestly office, taken by the male descendants - Failing males, females may take, unless the ofiice requires the dis charge of duties which a female is incompetent to perform - A Hindoo widow cannot succeed without proof of custqm - janbee v. Gopal - When there is no deed or rule of succession laid down by the grantor, the management rests in his heirs when there is a deed, succession is governed by the rules contained in it - When the succession as laid down in the grant fails, it reverts to the donor and his heirs agannatb v. Ranjz'l Succession in case of Mohunts ajnavalk ya's rule of succession about ascetics - How far appli cable-the Buddhistic rule - The traditional rule as laid down by Sankara - Election and nomination The ceremony of the installation of a new Mohnat The Bhandara and the giving of ebudder ceremony Well established by decisions now that the custom of the establishment must be proved in every case Election, nomination, election and nomination com bined - Cases exemplifying all the above rules Old cases in the Sudder Dewani Adalaut Cases in the High Court - Cases in the Privy Council - Summary of the above - In N. W. P. In some Mutts the head must be a N ibang and not a Grihast Baso'eo v. Carib - The rule of succession in Vaishnava establishment -the rule in Ramanuja Mutts - Bbagban Ramona. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.