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The distrrbution of the property smong the heirs referred to in section 18 shall he made in accor- dance with the following rules :- (i) The widow or, if there is nlore than one widow, each 01' thu widows, shall be entitled to a share equal to t h2t of a son or unmarried daughter. (ii) Every son or unmarried daughtcr shall be elltitled to an equal share : provided that if a son has pre-deceased the intestate his lineal descendants in the male line (other than married females) shall be entitled to the share wlliclz such son would have taken had he survived . the intestate. 1 Time words weresubstituted for tho word "Madras" by theTamil .* Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order. 1969, as amended by the T ~ u ri Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amclldmeat) Orbar, 1%9,,., ,1 . * . - - 1 t I - . 1933: T.N. Act XXI] ~mn&dd Provided that if a son's son haspre-deceased the intestate, his lineal descendants in the male line (other than married females) shall be entitled to the share which such son's son would have taken had he survived the intestate. (iv) In like manner, the property shall go to the surviving lineal descendants of the intestate in the male iine (other than married females) where such descendants are in the degree of great-grandchildren or ill a more remote degree. Esp1anation.-The descendants of a .on, \on^s son or other male descendant in the male line shall not be entitled to any sharein suck property, if such son, son's so11 or other descendant is alive at the time of the death of the intestate. I/I~istrc~tio~ts. (1) Z dies intestate leaving two widows A and B, a so11 C, a grandqon D 11y such son, a married diughter E, an unrn~rrkd daughter F and by a dcceascd son, a grandson 0, a married granddaughter If and an unmarried granddaughter J. A, B, C ant1 F each gels one-fifth of the property, Q and J one-tenth each and D, E and H do not get any share. (2) Z dies intestate leaving no widow but leaving '4 a son, B an unm~rried daughter, E a grandson and F a n unmarried granddaughter by a deceased son C, an unmarried granddaughter O by a deceased son D and two great grandsons H and J by a deceased son of D. A and B will each be entitled to one-fourth of the property, E and F will each be entitled to one- eighth, Q will be entitled to one-eighth and tl ant! J to one-sixteenth each. I flamb~f?! 5 ,,,tm i (TP-, , PetR1:~ 1 onesixthand D and E will each be entitled to one-fourth of 2's brbperty1, , , ( ' , ' I ion