Under the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how are a male intestate's mother and his…
The Schedule places the mother of a male intestate in Class I. A stepmother who is the father's widow falls within Class II entry VI.
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Under the Schedule to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how are a male intestate's mother and his stepmother who survives as his father's widow classified?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
The Schedule places the mother of a male intestate in Class I.
A stepmother who is the father's widow falls within Class II entry VI.
Option feedback
Option A
The Schedule lists the mother in Class I and the father's widow in Class II entry VI.
Option B
The father's widow is in Class II entry VI, so both relatives are not in Class I.
Option C
The mother is expressly in Class I, so both relatives are not in Class II.
Option D
This reverses the statutory placements of the two relatives.
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