Inheritance

In case a person who dies without leaving a will (i.e. he dies intestate), in such cases the assets would be distributed according to the law based on his/her religion.

The succession of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh is governed by the Hindu Succession Act.

In case a male dies intestate, i.e. without making a will, his assets shall be distributed according to the Hindu Succession Act and the property is transferred to the legal heirs of the deceased. The legal heirs are further classified into two classes- class I and class II.

In case of absence of the class I heirs like the immediate family (wife, son, daughter etc), the class II heirs will become entitled to the property of the deceased.

The class II heirs consist of many relatives who have been classified into categories and placed in a hierarchy. 

Thus, in this case, their assets would go to the sisters.

Regards,

Anaita Vas

Since the husband died, intestate, before his wife, all his properties devolved to his wife. In the event of the wife dying intestate the properties will devolve to the relatives of her husband.