Order of succession among agnates and cognates :
Section – 12. 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.