(1) Any member of fin illom, male or female, Right of may claim to takehis or her shnrc of all the properties rnernbetto I of thr. illom over which i t has power of dispo\nl alld C$;ion, scpnratc from the illom : I
Provided that where a mqle member of an illom whose wife is also a member thereof claims to separate from the illom, he shall do so on behalf of himself 125-14-24 .
and his wife and the shares of the husband and wife shall be allotted to them jointly; and save as provided t in section 24, neither the husband nor the wife shall be entitled to claim partition from the othcir.
(2) (a) A member of an illom separating from it under sub-section (1) shall be entitled to such share of the illom properties as would fall to him or her if a division per capita were made among all the members of the illom then living.
Partition on change of religion.
Character of PrOPatY taken on Iwtltion,
(b) A husband and wife separating from an illom under the proviso to sub-section (1) shall be entitled to such share of the illom properties as would fall to them if a division per capita wers made among all the members of the illom then living.
(3) No claim to separate from an illom made on behalf of a minor member shall be allowed by any court unless it is satisfied that such separation would be to the benefit of such minor.