Section 8Central ActHSA
Section 8: General rules of succession in the 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, being the relatives specified in class I of the Schedule;
(b) secondly, if there is no heir of class I, then upon the heirs, being the relatives specified in class II of the Schedule;
(c) thirdly, if there is no heir of any of the two classes, then upon the agnates of the deceased; and
(d) lastly, if there is no agnate, then upon the cognates of the deceased.
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