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As per hindu succession act, when class1 legal heirs are alive and after they applied for legal heir certificate (class 1). If Class2 legal heirs also ask to consider as legal heirs what decision court will take? (for married male) All dependants are legal heirs? Who are class 1 legal heirs for deceased married male?
Answer ( 1 )
If Class 1 legal heirs are alive, the class 2 legal heirs are not entitled to any share.
Class 1 legal heirs are defined under the schedule of the Hindu Succession Act.
Class I are: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 daughter of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased son of a pre-deceased daughter; daughter of a pre-deceased daughter of a pre-deceased 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.