When a Hindu male dies intestate (that is, without a will) his assets will get divided among his legal heirs according to the rules of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Under the Act, class-I legal heirs have the first right on the assets such as property, money held in bank accounts, fixed deposits, mutual fund and shares, gold etc.
Read on to find out who are classified as class-1 legal heirs of a Hindu male and how the assets will get divided