CHAPTER II INTESTATE SUCCESSION · General
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
(1) For the purposes of determining the order of succession among agnates or cognates, relationship shall be reckoned from the intestate to the heir in terms of degrees of ascent or degrees of descent or both, as the case may be.
(2) Degrees of ascent and degrees of descent shall be computed inclusive of the intestate.
(3) Every generation constitutes a degree either ascending or descending.
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1. Regarding succession among agnates and cognates under Sections 12 and 13 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, consider the following statements: 1. Of two heirs, the one who has fewer or no degrees of ascent is preferred. 2. Degrees of ascent and degrees of descent are computed inclusive of the intestate. 3. Where neither heir is preferred under Rule 1 or Rule 2 of Section 12, they take simultaneously. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?