The Hindu Succession Act,1956 a##$ies i% the intestate is
Hindu,&uddhist,'ain or Si(h )ut doesn*t auto+atica$$
inc$ude schedu$ed tri)es-It a$so inc$udes $e.iti+ate or
i$$e.iti+ate chi$dren,i% one o% his/her #arents is
Hindu,&uddhist,'ain or Si(h-It a$so inc$udes conerts and
reconerts to these re$i.ions-
hen a Hindu +a$e dies intestate i-e-ithout a i$$, and has not
+arried a nonHindu,the ri.ht o% succession %irst
deo$es u#on the C$ass 1 heirs, i% an,shon in the dia.ra+ to the
$e%t- I% een one such heir e4ists, a$$ other
re$aties ho do not %a$$ ithin this cate.or are e4c$uded
auto+atica$$-I% there are seera$ C$ass 1 heirs, then there
are certain ru$es as to ho the i$$ share the #ro#erties a+on.st
the+se$es-
