Hindu Succession Act: The Schedule (Legal Heirs)
Statutory classification of Class I Heirs (simultaneous distribution under Section 8) and Class II Heirs (Entries I to IX in strict order of preference).
Statutory classification of Class I Heirs (simultaneous distribution under Section 8) and Class II Heirs (Entries I to IX in strict order of preference).
Under Section 9 of the Act, all living heirs in Class I inherit the estate simultaneously. The presence of even one Class I heir completely excludes all Class II heirs. Sons, daughters, widow, and mother each take one equal share under Section 10.
Class II heirs inherit only if there are no Class I heirs. Those in the first entry are preferred to those in the second entry; those in the second entry to those in the third entry; and so on. Heirs in any one entry share equally per capita.
Solely preferred over all subsequent relatives in Class II.
Full-blood brothers and sisters are preferred over half-blood brothers and sisters (Section 18).