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Supreme Court Restricts Womens' Right to Ancestral Property(02.11.2015)

Supreme Court while restricting right of women seeking equal share in ancestral property, has held that amended provisions of Hindu Succession (Amendm.....

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MP High Court: Children Prolonging Proceedings at Cost of Father, Cannot be Allowed(18.09.2024)

MP HC while dismissing a plea filed by children of a senior citizen father concerning the ancestral property, has observed that the children have only.....

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Senior Citizens Can Evict Their Children from Ancestral Property if Ill-Treated: Delhi High Court(05.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has held, while dismissing a woman’s plea who allegedly subjected her in-laws to cruelty, that a senior citizen can seek eviction of .....

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Supreme Court: Women Born Before 2005 Too Have Right to Ancestral Property(05.02.2018)

Supreme Court has held that the 2005 law that made daughters equal to sons in claiming right in father’s property will apply even to those girls born .....

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Ker HC: Daughter of Hindu Who Dies after 20.12.2004 is entitled to Equal Share in Ancestral Property(08.07.2025)

Ker HC has observed that from the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment Act), 2005, daughter of a Hindu who dies after 20.12.2004, in the St.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, State of Kerala, Ancestral Property

P&H HC: Customary Restrictions Can't Stop Widow From Alienating Non-Ancestral Property(28.01.2026)

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a widow can freely alienate non-ancestral property inherited from her husband without collateral consent, ruli.....

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Cal HC: Wife’s Ancestral Property Claim Can Amount to Dowry Demand if Made under Husband's Pressure(07.07.2026)

Calcutta HC has observed that a wife's claim to ancestral property may amount to a dowry demand under Section 304B IPC if made due to continuous press.....

Tags : Wife, Ancestral Property, Dowry