Section 12: Order of succession among agnates and congnates.

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956Central Act · Act 30 of 1956

The order of succession among agnates or cognates, as the case may be, shall be determined in accordance with the rules of preference laid down hereunder:

Rule 1.—Of two heirs, the one who has fewer or no degrees of ascent is preferred.

Rule 2.—Where the number of degrees of ascent is the same or none, that heir is preferred who has fewer or no degrees of descent.

Rule 3.—Where neither heir is entitled to be preferred to the other under Rule 1 or Rule 2 they take simultaneously.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Section	12
Marginal note	Order of succession among agnates and congnates.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	2

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