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Sons, the word 'sons' in clause (a) of s. 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not include step-sons, that is, sons of the husband of a females dying intestate by another wife, Lachman Singh v. Kirpa Singh, AIR 1987 SC 1616 (1619): (1987) 2 SCC 547: (1987) 2 SCR 933. [Hindu Succession Act, 1956, s. 15(1)(a)]