Under Section 11 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of an intestate is divided between the…

Under Section 11 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the property of an intestate is divided between the heirs specified in any one entry in Class II of the Schedule "so that they share equally". There is no preference by the order in which heirs are named within an entry, no division per stirpes and no double share for male heirs. The order of preference applies only between entries, under Section 9, where heirs in an earlier entry exclude those in later entries.