Under Rule 2 of Section 12 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, where ascent is equal, preference is…

Rule 2 of s. 12 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that where the number of degrees of ascent is the same or none, "that heir is preferred who has fewer or no degrees of descent". Age and sex are not grounds of preference; if neither rule applies, the heirs take simultaneously under Rule 3.