Children can not have birthright to father’s self-acquired property even if he got it via gift, Will, family arrangement or partition in this case; Know what Mitakshara Hindu law saysA recent ruling clarifies children's birthright in inherited property. Mitakshara Hindu law states self-acquired property does not grant au...
18 Jul, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Father can't relinquish daughter’s share in ancestral property to son; Know the legal positionA father cannot legally sign away his daughter's rightful share in ancestral property to his son, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled. ...
04 Jul, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Sons force mother out of family home after father’s death; she loses eviction case but secures Rs 25,000 monthly maintenanceA mother driven from her family home by her sons after her husband's death has secured a monthly maintenance of Rs 25,000. The Calcutta Hig...
29 Mar, 2026, 06.35 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
Can a Karta sell joint family property to one relative? Here’s what the law allowsThe Supreme Court upheld a Madras High Court ruling stating a Karta cannot transfer joint family property to one member without genuine nec...
26 Feb, 2026, 08.00 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
Maternal grandchildren have no birthright in ancestral property: Bombay HC clarifies Hindu Succession Act scopeIn the Vishwambhar v. Sow Sunanda case, the Bombay High Court ruled that the granddaughter who sought a partition of and claimed a share in...
27 Oct, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
Daughters can't claim a share in father's property if...: HC lays down key condition for inheritanceChhattisgarh High Court ruled daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if succession opened before 1956. Mitakshara Law applied then, gr...
24 Oct, 2025, 04.35 PM IST
Uncle sold their grandfather’s 2 acre land without giving them a share, sister’s children files case, loses in Kerala High Court because of Hindu Law of SuccessionA sister's children claimed rights to their grandfather's land sold by their uncle. The Kerala High Court ruled against them. The court fou...
23 Oct, 2025, 06.30 PM 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
Children from invalid marriages have right to property, rules SCThe bench, however, clarified that children born out of void/voidable marriages will not have any rights on the property of any other perso...
01 Sep, 2023, 11.32 PM IST
What is Streedhan, assets that qualify for it for a Hindu woman, and how to legally prove itAs per Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a woman has a complete right over her streedhan. She can do whatever she wants with her streedhan. Howev...
14 May, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Inheritance rights of women in own, husband's ancestral property, coparcenary propertyA widow's share in the joint family property of the deceased husband is only up to the share that would have come to him out of that family...
11 Jun, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Bangur family feud: Daughter-in-law may move contempt plea against father-in-lawEarlier, a court-mandated mediation over the assets of the Bangur family had come to naught.
10 Dec, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
Women born before 2005 too have right to ancestral assets: Supreme CourtAgreeing with their plea, the SC set aside the HC order and said the year of birth was not a criterion to decide whether a woman was covere...
03 Feb, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
One nation one code- will the UCC make Indian families fairer?Extra-judicial divorce remains more readily available to Muslim men than to Muslim women, who access it mainly through khula, which require...
04 Oct, 2017, 01.43 PM IST
Formation of HUF for tax benefit: All you want to knowAn HUF is automatically constituted after marriage. It can also be formed by partition of an existing HUF into multiple units.
10 Jun, 2013, 09.42 AM IST