Succession to property of a Hindu male dying intestate under the provisions of Hindu Succession Act 1956

A man in Kalyan dies suddenly. He has a wife, a mother, two children, a brother in Dubai, and no will. A month later the brother turns up with a lawyer and says the flat should be shared by everyone. Who is right? Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act answers this with a ladder: four rungs, and you only go down to the next rung if the one above is empty.

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When a Hindu male dies intestate, his property passes under s.8 first to the Class I heirs (who take together), then Class II (by entry, in order), then agnates, then cognates.

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