children's of keep or concubine are not entitled to get share in the property of their father
Under Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act the property of a male Hindu dying intestate shall devolve on the relatives provided under Class 1 or 2 or the agnates or cognates of the deceased if there is no class I or Class II heirs. Under Section 3(1)(j) of Hindu Succession Act "related" means "related by legitimate kinship". In fact to safeguard the rights of the illegitimate children, proviso thereunder was added to the effect that illegitimate children shall be deemed to be related to their mother and to one another and their legitimate descendants shall be deemed to be related to them and to one another. The deeming provision is not extended to the father of the illegitimate children. It is therefore absolutely clear that only a legitimate kinship is a relative, who is entitled to inherit to the properties of a male Hindu, as provided under the Hindu Succession Act. If so an illegitimate child cannot be a relative under class one, like a legitimate son or daughter.
