Dear Sir,
After the death of your father it naturally devolves on the following formula
Section 8 in The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
- General rules of succession in the case of males.—The property of a male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the provisions of this Chapter—
(a) firstly, upon the heirs, being the relatives specified in class I of the Schedule;
(b) secondly, if there is no heir of class I, then upon the heirs, being the relatives specified in class II of the Schedule;
(c) thirdly, if there is no heir of any of the two classes, then upon the agnates of the deceased; and
(d) lastly, if there is no agnate, then upon the cognates of the deceased.
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 THE SCHEDULE [Section 8]
HEIRS IN CLASS I AND CLASS II
CLASS I
Son; daughter; widow; mother; son of a pre-deceased son; daughter of a pre-deceased son; son of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased daughter; widow of a pre-deceased son; son of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son; daughter of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son; widow of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased son.
CLASS II
1. Father.
II (1) Son’s daughter’s son, (2) son’s daughter’s daughter, (3) brother, (4) sister.
III (1) Daughter’s son’s son, (2) daughter’s son’s daughter, (3) daughter’s son, (4) daughter’s daughter’s daughter.
(1) Brother’s son, (2) sister’s son, (3) brother’s daughter, (4) sister’s daughter.
Father’s father; father’s mother.
VI.. Father’s widow; brother’s widow.
VII. Father’s brother; father’s sister.
VIII. Mother’s father; mother’s mother.
Mother’s brother; mother’s sister.
Explanation : In this Schedule, references to a brother or sister do not include references to a brother or sister by uterine blood.