Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act "General rules of succession in the case of males"
Section 8. 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.
Section 9 of Hindu Succession Act "Order of succession among heirs in the Schedule"
Section 9. Among the heirs specified in the Schedule, those in class I shall take simultaneously and to the exclusion of all other heirs; those in the first entry in class II shall be preferred to those in the second entry; those in the second entry shall be preferred to those in the third entry; and so on in succession.