law: Hindu Succession Act, 1956
  7. Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad,
  
  tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
  (1) When a Hindu to whom the marumakkattayam or nambudri law
  
  would have applied if this Act had not been passed dies after the commencement
  
  of this Act, having at the time of his or her death an interest in the property
  
  of a tarwad, tavazhi or illom, as the case may be, his or her interest in the
  
  property shall devolve by testamentary or intestate succession, as the case may
  
  be, under this Act and not according to the marumakkattayam or numbudri law.
  Explanation:  For the purposes of this sub-section, the
  
  interest of a Hindu in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi or illom shall be
  
  deemed to be the share in the property of the tarwad, tavazhi or illom, as the
  
  case may be, that would have fallen to him or her if a partition of that
  
  property per capita had been made immediately before his or her death among all
  
  the members of tarwad, tavazhi or illom, as the case may be, then living,
  
  whether he or she was entitled to claim such partition or not under the
  
  marumakkattayam or nambudri law applicable to him or her, and such share shall
  
  be deemed to have been allotted to him or her absolutely.
  (2) When a Hindu to whom the aliyasantana law would have applied
  
  if this Act had not been passed, dies after the commencement of this Act,
  
  having at the time of his or her death an undivided interest in the property of
  
  a kutumba or kavaru, as the case may be his or her interest in the property
  
  shall devolve by testamentary or intestate succession, as the case may be,
  
  under this Act and not according to the aliyasantana law.
  Explanation:  For the purposes of this sub-section, the
  
  interest of a Hindu in the property of kutumba or kavaru shall be deemed to be
  
  the share in the property of the kutumba or kavaru as the case may be, that
  
  would have fallen to him or her if a partition of that property per capita had
  
  been made immediately before his or her death among all the members of the
  
  kutumba or kavaru, as the case may be, then living, whether he or she was
  
  entitled to claim such partition or not under the aliyasantana law, and such
  
  share shall be deemed to have been allotted to him or her absolutely.
  (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), when
  
  a sthanamdar dies after the commencement of this Act, sthanam property held by
  
  him shall devolve upon the members of the family to which the sthanamdar belonged
  
  and the heirs of the sthanamdar as if the sthanam property had been divided per
  
  capita immediately before the death of the sthanamdar among himself and all the
  
  members of his family then living, and the shares falling to the members of his
  
  family and the heirs of the sthanamdar shall be held by them as their separate
  
  property.
  Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-section, the
  
  family of a sthanamdar shall include every branch of that family, whether
  
  divided or undivided, the male members of which would have been entitled by any
  
  custom or usage to succeed to the position of sthanamdar if this Act had not
  
  been passed.