In which section of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 general rule of succession in the case of female…

Section 15 states the general rules of intestate succession to a female Hindu, with subsection (2)’s source-of-property exceptions. Section 16 supplies the order and manner of distribution among the section 15 heirs; section 14 concerns the female Hindu’s property interest; and section 18 full-blood preference. The general succession rules asked for are in section 15.

Current law: Hindu Succession Act section 15 remains the national statutory section asked here. For persons and succession within Uttarakhand’s UCC, effective 27 January 2025 and subject to section 2 exclusions, Code section 49 supplies a common order of intestate succession and sections 50–51 address its manner and Class I distribution. This is a materially different regime from the female-Hindu-specific section 15. The 2026 amendment also changes Schedule 2’s Class I entry from Widow to Spouse.