In the absence of a Class I heir who inherits the property of a Hindu male?

Under section 8(b) of the Hindu Succession Act, if a Hindu male dies intestate leaving no Class I heir, his property passes to the Class II heirs, and under section 9 those in an earlier entry of Class II exclude those in later entries. The "Father" alone forms entry I of Class II, while brother and sister are in entry II, so the father takes to the exclusion of brother and sister; they do not share equally with him.

Current law: For succession within Uttarakhand's UCC, effective 27 January 2025 and subject to its exclusions, sections 49-51 use the Code's common intestate order: parents fall within Class I alongside its other specified relatives. That differs from the Hindu Succession Act's father-only first Class II entry. The 2026 amendment updates the Class I Schedule entry from Widow to Spouse.