Tag: Hindu Succession Act
Is Possession Key for Hindu Female Ownership? SC Explains!
The Court held that the lack of possession by Smt. Nandkanwarbai or her adopted son, Kailash Chand, meant they could not claim ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, rendering the Revenue suit for partition unsustainable (paras 26-27).
Does the 2005 Amendment Ensure Equal Rights to Daughter in Ancestral Property? SC Explains!
The Court held that the High Court was justified in declaring the settlement between the defendants as invalid, and that a valid partition of ancestral property must consider the rights conferred by the 2005 Amendment to the Hindu Succession Act (paras 18-19, 43-44).
