Ancestral vs self-acquired property: When oral relinquishment is valid under Hindu succession lawFor ancestral property oral relinquishment can suffice but not for self-acquired properties; Check what Hindu Succession law says. Ancestra...
26 Sep, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Mumbai-Goa Highway cost jumps 48% to Rs 16,909 crore: One package up 126%, Rs 11,577 crore spent, yet parts remain unfinished; RTI reveals why Konkan commuters are still waitingMumbai-Goa highway cost: Mumbai-Goa highway widening project's sanctioned cost has risen by nearly 48%, with more than Rs 11,500 crore alre...
19 Sep, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Grandson claims share in late grandfather’s 75-bigha land and challenges sale by father; Rajasthan HC rejects his claim for this reasonGrandson claims share in late grandfather’s 75-bigha land, challenges sale by father; Rajasthan HC says it is father’s inherited land and r...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Independence Day 2026: A 1968 gold ban that turned every Indian household into an underground vaultIn 1968, the Gold (Control) Act restricted gold ownership and capped jewellery purity at 14 karats to curb imports and conserve foreign exc...
14 Aug, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Youngest son tortured, humiliated elderly father and forced him out of ancestral home; Odisha High Court orders son to vacate property on this groundOld father evicts youngest son from his ancestral village home as son tortured and humiliated him, wins case on this ground in Orissa High ...
28 Jul, 2026, 03.23 PM IST
Supreme Court suggests mediation to settle dispute in Bharat Forge promoter familyThe Supreme Court has proposed mediation for the Kalyani siblings to settle their extensive family dispute over ancestral wealth and compan...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
Sister’s land claimed by brother as deemed tenant; Bombay High Court rejects plea, rules in favour of her adopted sonA long family land dispute spanning over 20 years concluded with the Bombay High Court ruling in favor of an adopted son. The court rejecte...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Can a mother cut a son out of her Will? Kerala HC backs mother who inherited 46 cents of land from her husband and denied son a shareFather had got 46 cents of land from family partition; he gifted the land to wife; wife registers a Will excluding one son from getting a s...
05 Mar, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Wife, son can’t object to sale of 1.7 hectare land inherited by husband as it is not a joint family property, rules Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court ruled that land inherited by a son from his father after 1956 is his self-acquired property, not ancestral. This gran...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Granddaughter can’t reopen settled family property deal, rules HC; no legal right after mother sold propertyThe Bombay High Court rejected a granddaughter's attempt to reopen a settled family property deal. The court ruled that once legal heirs ac...
22 Jan, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Married daughter not to get share in father's 4 acre ancestral land in this case, rules High Court; know how it impacts family successionThe Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a married daughter is not entitled to a share in her father's ancestral land if he died before 1956....
02 Nov, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Granddaughter says father and aunt denied her share in grandfather’s property; Delhi Court quotes Hindu Succession Act to reject her claimThe Delhi High Court dismissed K. Jain's plea. She sought a share in her late paternal grandfather, Mr. Pawan's property. Mr. Pawan died in...
08 Oct, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
Granddaughter can’t claim a share in maternal grandfather’s property in this condition, rules Bombay High CourtIn a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has denied a granddaughter's claim to her maternal grandfather's ancestral property, clarify...
16 Sep, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Mumbai land scam: Over 100 properties found illegal, documents forged to regularise illegal constructions along coastlineA special investigation team unearthed a land scam in Mumbai involving tampered property records. Four arrests were made including two form...
06 Jan, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Lessons from Murugappa: What are your inheritance rights as a woman?Succession and inheritance laws are still grey areas for many women, largely due to the lack of uniformity.
04 Jan, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
Inheritance rights of women: How to protect them and how succession laws varyWhether you are a wife, daughter or mother, find out what you are entitled to and how you can claim it.
29 Jul, 2019, 08.30 AM IST
- Farmers see red at govt-promoted Nagpur SEZ
One more SEZ in Maharashtra has the farmers fuming. Being developed in Nagpur as part of India’s first multi-modal international air cargo ...
11 May, 2007, 12.28 AM IST