Comprehensive Course on Inheritance Laws in India

A structured course by Justice K. Kannan (Retd.)

27 Live Sessions

23 Mar 2026 – 22 Jun 2026 • Bi-weekly classes (Monday & Tuesday)

7:15 PM – 8:45 PM IST

Price: ₹5,999 (inclusive of GST) Download Brochure

Justice K. Kannan (Retd.)

Why This Course Matters

Inheritance law sits at the intersection of family, property, personal law, and constitutional values. This course explores how wealth and property move across generations under Hindu, Muslim, and secular legal systems in India. From the Hindu Succession Act and Muslim inheritance principles to trusts, estate planning, and digital asset succession, this course provides a deep understanding of inheritance law in both doctrine and practice.

Course Overview

Comprehensive training on the four New Labour Codes with doctrinal clarity and practical insight.

23 March 2026 – 22 June 2026

Bi-weekly classes (Monday & Tuesday) 3 Weeks · 27 Sessions

1 hr 30 minutes per session

40 total hours Lecture + 20 min Q&A

Live Online Classes

Real-time Q&A sessions Recordings uploaded within 24 hours, 6 months access

Who Should Attend

Family Court Practitioners

Mediators

Lawyers

Civil Court Judges

Law Students

Judiciary Aspirants

General Public

Skills You Will Master

Understand core concepts of inheritance and succession law.

Define intestate and testamentary succession.

Compare inheritance frameworks under Hindu law, Muslim law and the Indian Succession Act.

Identify categories of heirs and rules governing coparcenary property.

Draft basic testamentary instruments including wills and codicils.

Understand probate, succession certificates and letters of administration.

Critically examine gender bias and structural inequality in inheritance law.

Evaluate constitutional questions involving Articles 14, 15 and 44.

Assess debates on Uniform Civil Code and inheritance taxation.

Get Clarity On

What is the difference between succession, gift and nomination?

How does inheritance differ under Hindu, Muslim and secular law?

What are the rights of daughters, illegitimate children and transgender persons in inheritance?

How are wills created, proved, revoked or altered?

What are the limits of testamentary freedom under Muslim law?

How do probate and letters of administration work?

Can trusts be used for estate planning and wealth transfer?

How will digital assets and cross-border estates affect inheritance?

Your Instructor

Justice K. Kannan (Retd.)

Distinguished former judge, legal scholar and expert mediator.

Former Judge, Madras High Court (2008),Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court (2008-2016)

Former Chairperson National Railway Claims Tribunal, New Delhi

Founder of Madhyasatham, an initiative promoting mediation and dispute resolution.

Author and editor of several leading works on specialised areas of law including – (i) Law and Medicine: Exploring Areas of Intersection (2nd Ed., 2025), (ii) Modi’s Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology (28th Ed., 2025), (iii) Paruck’s Indian Succession Act

Justice Kannan brings decades of judicial experience and academic insight to explain inheritance law through case law, statutory interpretation, and contemporary debates

Topic Overview

27 structured sessions covering doctrinal foundations and modern debates in inheritance law.

Sl.no	Topic
I.	Foundations of inheritance and succession law
II.	Difference between succession, gift and nomination
III.	Intestate vs testamentary succession
IV.	Legal heirs, legal representatives and executors
V.	Succession certificates and administration of estates
VI.	Inheritance under Hindu Law – Ancestral vs self-acquired property
VII.	Inheritance under Hindu Law – Coparcenary and joint family property
VIII.	Inheritance under Hindu Law – Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – framework
IX.	Inheritance under Hindu Law – Daughter as coparcener and the 2005 amendment
X.	Inheritance under Hindu Law – Partition and notional shares
XI.	Inheritance under Hindu Law – Devolution of male vs female property
XII.	Inheritance under Hindu Law -Gender bias and rights of illegitimate children
XIII.	Inheritance under Muslim Law – Classification of heirs – sharers, residuaries and distant kindred
XIV.	Inheritance under Muslim Law – Testamentary power and the one-third rule
XV.	Inheritance under Muslim Law – Marz-ul-maut and consent of heirs
XVI.	Inheritance under Muslim Law – Sunni vs Shia inheritance principles
XVII.	Indian Succession Act – Applicability and impact of Special Marriage Act
XVIII.	Indian Succession Act – Intestate succession framework
XIX.	Indian Succession Act – Valid wills and proof of wills
XX.	Indian Succession Act – Revocation, alteration and revival of wills
XXI.	Indian Succession Act – Codicils, international wills and living wills
XXII.	Indian Succession Act – Probate and letters of administration
XXIII.	Advanced Topics – Tribal succession laws in North-East India
XXIV.	Advanced Topics – Trusts and estate planning strategies
XXV.	Advanced Topics – Inheritance taxation debates in India
XXVI.	Advanced Topics – Uniform Civil Code and personal law reforms
XXVII.	Advanced Topics – Digital assets, NRI estates and contemporary inheritance disputes

Ready to Master Inheritance Law?

Understand how law governs the transfer of property across generations and engage with the major debates shaping inheritance law in India.

27 structured sessions

6 Months Recording Access

`40 hours of focused legal learning

Certificate upon completion

Endroll Now – ₹ 5999 Download brochure

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