Section 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 primarily provides:

Section 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 prescribes the "order of succession and manner of distribution" among a female Hindu's heirs. The list of those heirs is in s. 15, "heir" and "intestate" are defined in s. 3, and remarriage is not a ground of disqualification under the Act.