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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
SC: Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act Preference For Class-I Heirs Applies to Agricultural Land(17.07.2026)
Supreme Court held that the preferential right of Class-I heirs under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 extends to agricultural land, affir.....
Tags : Hindu Succession Act; Agricultural Land; Property
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
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
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: 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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
SC Explains How a Deceased Christian Wife's Property Devolves under the Indian Succession Act(31.07.2026)
Supreme Court held that property purchased by a husband in his wife's name remains her exclusive property. On her death, it devolves as part of her es.....
Tags : Christian Woman; Indian Succession Act; Property
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
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
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