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PART V.—JOINT FAMILY AND CO-PARCENARY

CHAPTER I

General

86. Abrogation of right by birth and survivorship generally. — Except in the cases and to the extent expressly provided in this Part, no Hindu shall, after the commencement of this Code, acquire any right to, or interest in—

(a) any property of an ancestor during his lifetime merely by reason of the fact that he is born in the family of the ancestor, or

(b) any joint family property which is founded on the rule of survivorship.

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87. Joint tenancy to be replaced generally by tenancy-in-com- mon. —Except in the cases and to the extent expressly provided in this Part,

Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the right to maintenance and residence, if any, of the members of the joint family other than the persons who have become entitled to hold their shares separately, and any such right can be enforced as if this Code had not been passed.