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Heirs in one entry under Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956:

Rule 1 of s. 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that among the heirs in s. 15(1), "those in one entry shall be preferred to those in any succeeding entry", and…

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Heirs in one entry under Section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956:

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Rule 1 of s. 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that among the heirs in s. 15(1), "those in one entry shall be preferred to those in any succeeding entry", and those in the same entry take simultaneously. Heirs of a later entry neither share with nor exclude an earlier entry.

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