For classification under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a Hindu male dies leaving behind his father…
The Schedule places the father in Class II entry I and the son’s daughter’s son in Class II entry II. They are therefore both Class II relatives, although section 9 prefers…
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For classification under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a Hindu male dies leaving behind his father and his son’s daughter’s son. They are:
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Correct answer B
The Schedule places the father in Class II entry I and the son’s daughter’s son in Class II entry II. They are therefore both Class II relatives, although section 9 prefers the father’s earlier entry, so they do not inherit equally together. The 2005 additions to Class I do not add the son’s daughter’s son; he remains in Class II.
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