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NISM Certifications · NISM-Series-X-B: Investment Adviser (Level 2) · Basics of Estate Planning

Rohit Menon, a Hindu, dies without leaving a will. He is survived by his wife, one son, one daughter and his mother. Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, his self-acquired property would devolve on which of the following?

The wife, son, daughter and mother are all Class I heirs of a Hindu male who dies intestate. They inherit his self-acquired property in equal shares, so neither the male line nor the eldest son gets priority.

  1. AWife, son, daughter and mother, each taking an equal share as Class I heirsCorrect
  2. BWife and son only, as the male line has priority
  3. CWife and son only, since the daughter and mother are Class II heirs
  4. DThe son alone, as the eldest male member

Explanation

For a Hindu male dying intestate, Class I heirs inherit first and take equally. Class I heirs include the widow, sons, daughters and the mother. So all four share equally. The idea that the male line has priority is wrong, because daughters and the mother are Class I heirs.

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