8. General rules of s uccession in the case of males .―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 speci fied in class I of the Schedule; (b)secondly, if there is no heir of class I, then upon the heirs, being the relatives specif ied in class
II of the Schedule; (c)thirdly, if there is no heir of any of the two classes, then u pon the agnates of the deceased ; and (d)lastly, if there is no agnate, then upo n the cognates of the deceased.