Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, ‘Father’ is a

Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the father is a Class II heir, listed in Entry I of Class II of the Schedule. For succession to a male Hindu dying intestate under section 8, Class I heirs take first, Class II heirs take in the absence of Class I heirs, and agnates and cognates take only in the absence of any Class I or Class II heir.