A male Hindu dies intestate, leaving his father and his son's daughter's son. How does the Schedule to…
The Schedule lists both relatives in Class II. The father is in Entry I, and the son's daughter's son is in Entry II. Section 9 gives an earlier Class II entry priority over…
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A male Hindu dies intestate, leaving his father and his son's daughter's son. How does the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 classify these relatives?
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The Schedule lists both relatives in Class II. The father is in Entry I, and the son's daughter's son is in Entry II.
Section 9 gives an earlier Class II entry priority over a later one. Their common class therefore does not put them at the same rank.
Option feedback
Option A
The Schedule lists both relatives in Class II, in separate entries.
Option B
The father is listed in Class II Entry I and the son's daughter's son in Class II Entry II.
Option C
The father appears in Class II Entry I. The classification of the son's daughter's son as Class II is correct.
Option D
The son's daughter's son appears in Class II Entry II. The classification of the father as Class II is correct.
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