Rule 2 under Section 10 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is a

Rule 2 of section 10 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that "the surviving sons and daughters and the mother of the intestate shall each take one share". Each heir takes in his or her own right, so it is a per capita rule.

Rule 3 gives the heirs in the branch of each pre-deceased son or daughter one share together, which is distribution per stirpes, and Rule 4 then divides that share within the branch.