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 specified in class I of the Schedule;
              (b) secondly, if there is no heir of class I, then upon the heirs, being the relatives specified in class II of the Schedule;
              (c) thirdly, if there is no heir of any of the two classes, then upon the agnates of the deceased; and
              (d) lastly, if there is no agnate, then upon the cognates of the deceased.