Hindu Succession Act, 1956
THE SCHEDULE
[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.
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 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.