Among the heirs specified in the Schedule, those in class I shall take simultaneously and to the exclusion of all other heirs; those in the first entry in class II shall be preferred to those in the second entry; those in the second entry shall be preferred to those in the third entry; and so on in succession.
CHAPTER II INTESTATE SUCCESSION · General
Section 9: Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
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1. A male Hindu dies intestate leaving no Class I heir and no father. His surviving relatives are a full brother B, a full sister C, and N, the son of another full brother who died earlier. Under Sections 9 and 11 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956: