Section 12 of HSA : Section 12: Order Of Succession Among Agnates And Congnates

Explanation using Example

Imagine a situation where a Hindu man dies without leaving a will. He has no immediate family but is survived by two relatives: a cousin from his father's side (agnate) and a cousin from his mother's side (cognate). According to Section 12 of The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the order of succession would first consider the agnate over the cognate.

If both cousins were agnates or both were cognates, the succession rules would apply as follows:

• If one cousin was the son of the deceased man'...

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