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Family members can reject sale of joint HUF land and treat it as void if Karta sells it solely for personal benefit; Key legal rules you must knowIn a Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year, the sale of joint ancestral property was deemed invalid if it only benefited one family m...- Brother refused to give sister her share; Bombay HC upholds her 1/3 property right after mother gave her share to sonThe Bombay High Court has recently ruled in favor of a sister's claim to a portion of family property, rejecting her brother’s objections. ...
- Son fights for full share in father’s property after stepmother transfers it to daughter, who sells it; SC rejects his claimSon claims to fully inherit father’s property under Mitakshara Hindu law, however, stepmother gave it to step-sisters who sold it; Supreme ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Daughter can claim late father’s share in HUF property even after widowed mother's remarriage, rules Madras HCDaughter of widow who remarried after her husband’s death can inherit father’s share in his family property under Hindu Succession Act, 195...
- 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...
- 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. ...
- Woman denied family property for marrying outside caste; HC rules daughter has same rights as sonsGujarat courts have affirmed daughters' inheritance rights, ruling they cannot be denied property shares due to marrying outside their cast...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hiremath siblings offer olive branch to Baba KalyaniThe dispute between the Hiremath siblings and their uncle Baba Kalyani, chairman of Bharat Forge, intensifies as both parties debate inheri...
- Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code likely next weekAn expert panel, which is due to submit its report and the draft Bill to the state government, is learnt to have reworked its earlier propo...
- What is the process of dissolving an HUF (Hindu Undivided Family)?Our panel of experts will answer questions related to any aspect of personal finance. If you have a query, mail it to us right away.
- How to set up an HUFAs the word Hindu in HUF implies, it is connected with one being a Hindu. Only a Hindu can have an HUF. For this purpose, in addition to a ...
- I take care of my ill father without any help from my brother. Can he stake claim to my father’s property?Readers' estate planning queries answered.
- Does streedhan include gifts, expensive appliances? What is husband's right over streedhan?Streedhan includes all types of gifts, ornaments, cash, movable or immovable property that a woman receives from friends or family before a...
- 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...
- Daughters have equal coparcenary rights in joint Hindu family property: Supreme CourtA three-judge bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S Nazeer and M R Shah said the provisions contained in substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succ...
- 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...
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