Section 20 in Cochin Christian Succession Act, 1097
20. Where more than one lineal descendant.
- If the intestate has left more than one such lineal descendant, they shall divide the inheritance as follows:-(a)If all of them are the sons of the intestate, or if all of them are his daughters, equally.(b)If some of them are his sons and others are his daughters, each daughter shall take one third of the share of a son.(c)If some of all them are related to him more remotely than in the first degree, the property shall be divided into such a number of shares as shall correspond with the number of his children who either survived the intestate or died before the intestate leaving descendants surviving the intestate; the shares so allotted shall bear the same ratio to each other as if such children had all survived the intestate; the children of the intestate, if any, who survived him, shall take the shares so allotted to them; the share of each of the remaining children shall be divided among his or her lineal descendants per stripes and in such manner that the share allotted to a female who either survived the intestate or died before him leaving lineal descendants surviving him, shall be equal; to that of each of such her sisters and one third of each of such her brothers, and the share allotted to a male, who either survived the intestate or died before the intestate leaving lineal descendants surviving the intestate shall be equal to that of such his brothers, as either survived the intestate or died before the intestate, leaving lineal descendants surviving the intestate.
