Joint and mutual Wills, while legally recognized in India, present significant complexities and potential for disputes. Experts highlight t...

The government has taken control of Delhi Gymkhana Club. This action highlights issues of nepotism and valuable land in other elite clubs a...

The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling. Individuals accused of murder or abetting murder cannot inherit property from the victim...

The Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling. Individuals accused of murdering or abetting the murder of another person are barred ...

Partition of a property means the legal division of jointly owned property among co-owners or legal heirs, severing joint occupancy into in...

Ratan Tata has left the majority of his ₹3,800 crore wealth to charitable foundations RTEF and RTET. His will includes a no-contest clause ...

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So many of us go to great lengths to leave behind something precious for our children. A woman found that it was not easy to sell off the f...

As per the Hindu Succession Act 1956, your elder sister being a class I legal heir is entitled to claim her share in the property.

Once the property is transferred to a beneficiary by a will, the beneficiary becomes the absolute owner, says our expert. Here are other qu...

If the daughter is able bodied, sound of mind and a major, then she does not have any right over the parent's self-acquired property till t...

Your uncle can get the property transferred in your expired father's name fraudulently but not legally. Assuming that you are from a Hindu ...

Jayakumar claimed that the former CM had bequeathed her properties, including her Veda Nilayam bungalow in Poes Garden, to his sister Deepa...

Succession planning of personal assets is essential for protecting you family from legal hassles. Here’s how your Will can keep things simp...

It is possible that after the death of the testator, the will is challenged by a relative in court.

The Madras High Court today directed the Law and Company Affairs Ministry to file within four weeks a counter affidavit on a PIL challengin...

Bombay HC would decide on Nov 10 the date for commencement of trial on a petition filed by Jaidev Thackeray, challenging his will.