Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when a Hindu woman dies intestate, her property will be inherited…

On a Hindu female dying intestate, her property devolves firstly under Section 15(1)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 upon her sons and daughters (including children of predeceased children) and her husband, i.e. her "husband, son and daughter"; her "father", "mother" and "brother" come later in the order.