Under section 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Rule 2 follows which principle:

Rule 2 of s. 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives the children of a pre-deceased son or daughter "the share which such son or daughter would have taken", so they take by representation, per stirpes. A per capita division would instead give each grandchild a share equal to a surviving child's.