Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, for determining succession among agnates or cognates,…

Section 13(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that for agnates and cognates "relationship shall be reckoned from the intestate to the heir in terms of degrees of ascent or degrees of descent or both". Under s. 13(2) the degrees are computed inclusive of the intestate; no common ancestor, karta or eldest member is the starting point.