Multiple choice

Order of succession, under the Hindu Succession Act, of a male Hindu dying intestate is

  1. agnates, cognates, class I heirs, class II heirs

  2. cognates, agnates, class I heirs, class II heirs

  3. class I heirs, class II heirs, cgnates, cognates

  4. class I heirs, class II heirs, cognates, agnates
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Invalid sequence. Option (2) is incorrect: Invalid sequence. Option (3) is correct: Under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of a male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve firstly upon the heirs, specified in class I of the Schedule; secondly, if there is no heir of Class I, then upon the heirs, specified in class II of the Schedule; thirdly, if there is no heir of any of the two classes, then upon the agnates of the deceased; and lastly, if there is no agnate, then upon the cognates of the deceased. Option (4) is incorrect: Invalid sequence.  

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