Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956 a mother is not entitled to inherit as class I heir from her

The Class I entry “mother” does not include a stepmother of the deceased. An adoptive mother stands in the parental relationship created by valid adoption, and section 3(1)(j) expressly recognises an illegitimate child’s relationship to the mother. Thus the disqualifying relationship among these choices is mother to stepson; this does not deny that a stepmother might inherit in some other legally applicable capacity or category.

Current law: For persons covered by Uttarakhand’s UCC from 27 January 2025, sections 49–52 and Schedule 2 govern the statutory intestate-succession classes, subject to application and transition provisions. The HSA Class I entry tested here should be distinguished from that covered regime.