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Where section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, governs a female Hindu's intestate estate, what…

Section 16 rule 1 prefers heirs in an earlier entry of section 15(1) to those in a later entry and provides for heirs in the same entry to take simultaneously. Section 15(2)…

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Where section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, governs a female Hindu's intestate estate, what priority does section 16 rule 1 give to the entries listed in section 15(1)?

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Section 16 rule 1 prefers heirs in an earlier entry of section 15(1) to those in a later entry and provides for heirs in the same entry to take simultaneously.

Section 15(2) prescribes exceptions for property from specified sources. The question assumes section 15(1) applies.

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Option A

Rule 1 gives priority to the earlier entry.

Option B

Simultaneous entitlement under rule 1 applies within the same entry.

Option C

The rule does not allot shares to entries that are excluded by an earlier applicable entry.

Option D

Rule 1 provides for heirs in the same entry to take simultaneously, subject to the applicable distribution rules.

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