Section - 10 - Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Section - 10 - Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule

Distribution of property among heirs in class I of the Schedule.

10. The property of an intestate shall be divided among the heirs in class I of the Schedule in 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 one share.

Rule 2 : The surviving sons and daughters and the mother of the intestate shall each take one share.

Rule 3 : The heirs in the branch of each pre-deceased son or each pre-deceased daughter of the intestate shall take between them one share.

Rule 4 : The distribution of the share referred to in Rule 3 –

(i) among the heirs in the branch of the pre-deceased son shall be so made that his widow (or widows together) and the surviving sons and daughters get equal portions; and the branch of his pre-deceased sons gets the same portion;

(ii) among the heirs in the branch of the pre-deceased daughter shall be so m .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store