In the case of a female dying intestate section 15 comes into operation, which is reproduced below :
15. General rules of succession in the case of female Hindus.
(1) The property of a female Hindu dying intestate shall devolve according to the
rules set out in section 16;
(a) Firstly, upon the sons and daughters (including the children of any pre-deceased
son or daughter) and the husband;
(b) Secondly, upon the heirs of the husband;
(c) Thirdly, upon the mother and father;
(d) Fourthly, upon the heirs of the father; and
(e) Lastly, upon the heirs of the mother.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),
(a) Any property inherited by a female Hindu from her father or mother shall
devolve, in the absence of any son or daughter of the deceased (including the
children of any pre-deceased son or daughter) not upon the other heirs referred to
in sub-section (1) in the order specified therein, but upon the heirs of the father;
and
(b) Any property inherited by a female Hindu from her husband or from her father-
in-law shall devolve, in the absence of any son or daughter of the deceased
(including the children of any pre-deceased son or daughter) not upon the other
heirs referred to in sub-section (1) in the order specified therein, and upon the heirs
of the husband.