Section 19 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 deals with:

Section 19 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that two or more heirs succeeding together take "per capita and not per stirpes" (save as otherwise expressly provided) and "as tenants-in-common and not as joint tenants". Full blood is s. 18, the child in the womb s. 20 and simultaneous deaths s. 21.