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THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956 · INTESTATE SUCCESSION — General

Section 8 — General rules of succession in the case of males

The property of a male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the provisions of this Chapter:―
(a)firstly, upon the heirs, being the relatives specified in class I of the Schedule;
(b)secondly, if there is no heir of class I, then upon the heirs, being the relatives specified in class II of the Schedule;
(c)thirdly, if there is no heir of any of the two classes, then upon the agnates of the deceased; and
(d)lastly, if there is no agnate, then upon the cognates of the deceased.