Hindu family governed by the Mitakshara law, shall devolve by testamentary or intestate succession, as the case may be, under this
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
case of female Hindus.—
(1) The property of a female Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the rules set out in section
taken administration to the estate of B as if he had died intestate, but a will has since been discovered. (vi) Since probate was granted
referred to in section 15 shall be, and the distribution of the intestates property among those heirs shall take place according to the following rules ... shall take simultaneously. Rule 2.— If any son or daughter of the intestate had pre-deceased the intestate leaving his or her own children alive
Property of
father who dies intestate-Whether devolves on son, who
separated by partition from his father, in individual
capacity or Karta ... Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the
property of the father who dies intestate devolves on his
son in his individual capacity and not as Karta
commencement of this Act, an interest in any immovable property of an intestate, or in any business carried on by him or her, whether solely
female, who is entitled to succeed to the property of an intestate under this Act; (g) “intestate”—a person is deemed to die intestate
among heirs in class I of the Schedule.—
The property of an intestate shall be divided among the heirs in class I of the Schedule ... accordance with the following rules:— Rule 1.— The intestate’s widow, or if there are more widows than one, all the widows together, shall take
Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person.—
(1) If the deceased has died intestate and was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted