If a Hindu dies leaving behind his separate property and his own widow, a predeceased son’s widow and…

Under Sections 8 and 10 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 read with Class I of the Schedule, the intestate's widow, the widow of a predeceased son, and the widow of a predeceased son of a predeceased son are all Class I heirs. Under Section 10 (Rules 1, 3, and 4), the intestate's widow takes one share and each separate predeceased son's branch takes one share, so each of the three widows takes a 1/3 part of the property. The fractions 1/6 part, 1/4 part, and 1/2 part do not reflect an equal three-way division among the three Class I shares.