Under Sunni Law in the matter of inheritance, what is the share of a son in his father's property…

Under the Sunni inheritance scheme, a son is a residuary rather than an heir with an invariant fractional share. His entitlement depends on the surviving heirs and any residue after fixed shares; where daughters inherit with him, the usual residuary proportion gives each son twice a daughter’s share. None of the three fixed fractions is universally correct.

Current law: For intestate succession governed by Uttarakhand’s UCC from 27 January 2025, sections 49 and 51 use a different scheme: surviving children are Class-1 heirs and each takes one share, rather than the former Sunni son/daughter residuary ratio. Apply the Code’s resident scope, statutory exclusions and transition rules; the old rule remains relevant outside its applicability.