How many rules are prescribed for the order of succession among agnates or cognates under Section 12 of…

Section 12 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 lays down "three" rules for preference among agnates or cognates. The heir with fewer or no degrees of ascent is preferred; if the degrees of ascent are the same or none, the heir with fewer or no degrees of descent is preferred; and if neither is preferred under these rules, they take simultaneously.