Section 22 of OEA : Section 22: Special Rules Of Succession To Intestate Taluqdars And Grantees

If any Taluqdar or Grantee whose name shall be inserted in the second, third, or fifth of the lists mentioned in section eight, or his heir or legatee, shall die intestate as to his estate, such estate shall descend as follows: To the eldest son of such Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, and his male lineal descendants, subject to the same conditions and in the same manner as the estate was held by the deceased; Or if such eldest son of such Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, shall have died in his lifetime, leaving male lineal descendants, then to the eldest and every other son of such eldest son successively, according to their respective seniorities, and their respective male lineal descendants, subject as aforesaid; Or if such eldest son of such Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, shall have died in his lifetime without leaving male lineal descendants, then to the second and every other son of the said Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, successively, according to their respective seniorities, and their respective male lineal descendants, subject as aforesaid; Or in default of such son or descendants, then to such son (if any) of a daughter of such Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, as has been treated by him in all respects as his own son, and to the male lineal descendants of such son, subject as aforesaid; Or in default of such son or descendants, then to such person as the said Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, shall have adopted by a writing executed and attested in manner required in case of a will and registered, subject as aforesaid; Or in default of such adopted son, then to the eldest and every other brother of such Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, successively, according to their respective seniorities, and their respective male lineal descendants, subject as aforesaid; Or in default of any such brother, then to the widow of the deceased Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee; or, if there be more widows than one, to the widow first married to such Taluqdar or Grantee, heir or legatee, for her lifetime only; And upon the death of such widow, then to such son as the said widow shall, with the consent in writing of her deceased husband, have adopted ...

When a Taluqdar or Grantee (landowner) listed in the second, third, or fifth lists from section eight, or their heirs or those who inherit from a will (legatees), passes away without a will (intestate) regarding their property, the property will be passed down in this order: First, to the eldest son of the deceased and his direct male children, under the same conditions the deceased had; If the eldest son passed away before the deceased but had male...

Imagine a situation where Mr. A, a Taluqdar listed in one of the categories mentioned in section eight of The Oudh Estates Act, 1869, passes away without leaving a will. According to Section 22, his estate must be distributed in a specific order: Firstly, the estate would go to Mr. A's eldest son, Mr. B, and after him to Mr. B's male descendants. However, if Mr. B had p...