Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — back to Table of Contents
The Schedule (See section 8)
Heirs in Class I and Class II
Class I
Son; daughter; widow; mother; son of a pre-deceased son; daughter of a pre-deceased son; son of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased daughter; widow of a pre-deceased son; son of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son; daughter of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son; widow of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son; son of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased son.
Note: The last four entries — covering the son and daughter of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased daughter, the daughter of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased daughter, and the daughter of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased son — were added by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (39 of 2005), section 7, with effect from 9 September 2005.
Class II
I. Father.
II. (1) Son’s daughter’s son, (2) son’s daughter’s daughter, (3) brother, (4) sister.
III. (1) Daughter’s son’s son, (2) daughter’s son’s daughter, (3) daughter’s daughter’s son, (4) daughter’s daughter’s daughter.
IV. (1) Brother’s son, (2) sister’s son, (3) brother’s daughter, (4) sister’s daughter.
V. Father’s father; father’s mother.
VI. Father’s widow; brother’s widow.
VII. Father’s brother; father’s sister.
VIII. Mother’s father; mother’s mother.
IX. Mother’s brother; mother’s sister.
Explanation.—In this Schedule, references to a brother or sister do not include references to a brother or sister by uterine blood.
