Search Results for Tag : Succession
Judgments
No retrospective relief for Hindu women in succession(16.10.2015)
In a case where a daughter contested having only a share in the self-acquired property of her father, but not in the entire property, the Supreme Cour.....
Tags : Hindu succession, retrospective, application
Statute
Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016(08.01.2016)
The President has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinan.....Tags : Ordinance, Enemy property, succession
News
Delhi High Court: Succession Can Only Be Granted To Legal Heirs Of A Person Who Dies Intestate(11.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that in cases where someone dies without a will, succession can only be granted to the legal heirs of that person, not the n.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Succession
Bombay HC Rejects Plea by Grandson of Deceased Account Holder Seeking Fund Release(01.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by one Amol Patil who sought withdrawal of money from his deceased grandmother’s account without deman.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, succession certificate
No Compulsion For Legal Heir To Apply For Heirship Certificate: Bombay HC(13.11.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that there is no compulsion for any legal heir of a deceased predecessor to either apply for a succession certificate o.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Succession Certificate
Bombay HC: Property Inherited by Hindu Female from Her Parents, Will Devolve Upon Her Parent's Heirs(25.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that u/s 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, any property inherited by a female Hindu from her father or mother, will devolve u.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Succession
Bombay High Court: Stepson Can’t Inherit Property Under Hindu Succession Act(08.02.2018)
Bombay High Court, while dismissing a plea by a stepson claiming a stake in his father’s property, has said that the definition of ‘son’ in the Hindu .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Hindu Succession Act
Kerala HC Turns Down Plea Challenging Vires of S. 33(b) Of Indian Succession Act(12.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has turned down a widow’s plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 33(b) of the Indian Succession Act which provides 50 per.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Succession
FAMILY - Married Daughter has Right of Succession in Lease Premises Under Goa Succession Law: SC(14.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a married daughter would have a right of succession in the "lease premises", as per the provisions of Goa Succession, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right of Succession in Lease Premises, Married Daughter,Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012.
FAMILY - Preferential Right U/S- 22 of Hindu Succession Act Applicable to Agricultural Land: SC(15.03.2019)
Supreme has held that the preferential right given to an heir of a Hindu under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is applicable even if the .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Section-22, Agricultural Land
Supreme Court Seeks Union Response on Gender Neutral Uniform Law for Succession Rights(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s stand on the need for a gender and religion neutral uniform law conferring succession and inheritance .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Gender Neutral Uniform Law for Succession Rights
P&H HC: Widow Can’t Claim Inheritance through Succession if Husband Not Owner of Property(02.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while deciding the inheritance dispute, has held that as husband was not the owner of the suit land on the date of his d.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Inheritance, Succession
Gujarat HC: Child Born from Widow's First Marriage Can Inherit Property from Her Second Husband(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that under Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, when a widow dies intestate, her heirs including son and daughter out o.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Hindu succession Act, Widow
SC: ST Women Not Entitled to Any 'Right of Survivorship' Under Hindu Succession Act(12.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that a female member of the scheduled tribe (ST) is not entitled to any right of survivorship under the provisions of Hi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Scheduled Tribe Women, Hindu Succession Act
Kar. HC: Hereditary Archakship Conferred Only on Paternal Line and Not Maternal Line(07.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that in order to claim the post of hereditary archak, the line of succession should be on the paternal side and not on t.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Hereditary Archakship, Succession, Paternal Line
Kar. HC: Child Born in 'Batil' Marriage is Illegitimate(04.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that child born in a 'Batil' marriage under Mohammadan Law, is illegitimate, has held that he does not have any r.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Batil Marriage, Succession, Mohammadan Law
SC: To Claim Right U/S 14 Hindu Succession Act, Woman Must Have Possession of Property(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the essential ingredient of Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is possession over the property and therefore in o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hindu Succession Act, Woman, Possession
Kar. HC: Repeal of Section 23 of Hindu Succession Act has Retroactive Effect(20.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 23 of Hindu Succession Act while was repealed by the Amendment Act of 2005, is prospective in operation wit.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Retroactive Effect
All. HC: S.388 Allows Appeal Against Order of Inferior Court to District Judge(01.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that proviso to Section 388(2) of the Succession Act creates an exception by providing that an appeal from any order of .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Appeal, District Judge, Succession Act
SC: Full Ownership of Property Under S.14 (1) Can be Claimed by Hindu Woman Only if She Possesses it(20.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for establishing full ownership on the undivided joint family estate under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hindu Succession Act, Joint Family
SC: If Party Affected by Will Raises Dispute, Succession Can’t Go Forward Without its Determination(25.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that if there is a Will, it has to be honoured. If one of the parties, who will be affected by the Will coming into effect, c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Will, Succession
Bom. HC: Daughter Will Not Have Right to Inherit Father’s Property, if He Died Prior to 1956 Act(14.11.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that if the father has died before the enforcement of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 then the daughter will not have any ri.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Right of Inheritance
SC Refers to Larger Bench Conflicting Interpretation Surrounding Sections 14(1) & 14(2) of HSA(11.12.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with conflicting interpretation surrounding Sections 14(1) & 14(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, has referred the matter .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Conflicting Interpretation, Hindu Succession Act
Rajasthan HC Urges Amendment: Tribal Women Barred from Inheritance Under Hindu Succession Act(04.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court noted that Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 bars tribal women from claiming ancestral property. The court called fo.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Section 2(2)
Delhi HC: Unmarried Granddaughter’s Limited Estate Can Become Absolute if Pre-Existing Right(03.02.2026)
Delhi High Court recently held that the obligation to maintain an unmarried minor daughter of a pre-deceased son can constitute a pre-existing right, .....
Tags : Unmarried Granddaughter, Estate, Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Supreme Court: Murder Accused Cannot Inherit Property of the Person Allegedly Killed(11.05.2026)
Supreme Court held that a person accused of murdering the deceased cannot inherit the deceased’s property, invoking Section 25 of the Hindu Succession.....
Tags : Hindu Succession Act; Murder; Property
SC: Hindu Succession Act 2005 Amendment Does Not Curtail Daughters’ Existing Inheritance Rights(18.05.2026)
Supreme Court has ruled that the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act does not affect a daughter’s independent right to inherit her father’s pro.....
Tags : Hindu Succession Act; Inheritance Rights; Daughter
SC: High Courts Exercising Probate Jurisdiction Can Order Probes Into Estate Irregularities(27.05.2026)
Supreme Court held that High Courts exercising probate jurisdiction under the Indian Succession Act can order police investigations into irregularitie.....
Tags : Indian Succession Act; Jurisdiction; Probate
SC: High Courts Exercising Probate Jurisdiction Can Order Probes Into Estate Irregularities(27.05.2026)
Supreme Court held that High Courts exercising probate jurisdiction under the Indian Succession Act can order police investigations into irregularitie.....
Tags : Indian Succession Act; Jurisdiction; Probate
Supreme Court: Succession Law Applies, Not Primogeniture, to Ex-Royal’s Private Estate Inheritance(29.05.2026)
Supreme Court held that the rule of primogeniture, under which only the eldest male heir inherits, does not govern succession to the private propertie.....
Tags : Succession Law; Primogeniture; Royal’s Private Estate