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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a Step-mother comes into the category of:

Under the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a step-mother, being the father's widow, is listed as a Class II heir, not a Class I heir, and, being related by…

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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a Step-mother comes into the category of:

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Under the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a step-mother, being the father's widow, is listed as a Class II heir, not a Class I heir, and, being related by marriage rather than by blood, is neither an agnate nor a cognate.

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