Who has the last right to receive the property of a Hindu male dying intestate under Section 8 of the…
Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 sets the order: first the Class I heirs, then the Class II heirs, then the agnates, and lastly, "if there is no agnate, then upon…
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Who has the last right to receive the property of a Hindu male dying intestate under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
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Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 sets the order: first the Class I heirs, then the Class II heirs, then the agnates, and lastly, "if there is no agnate, then upon the cognates of the deceased". The other options describe the earlier steps in this order.
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