The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that as per the Mitakshara school of law, a daughter is not entitled to inherit the ...

In India, girls are often said to be "paraya dhan" because they leave their father's house after marriage and go to their husband's house. Therefore, it is believed that they do not have rights over ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised a measured approach while hearing challenges to certain provisions of the Hindu Succession Act. A two-judge bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R.

In many households, parents assume that all their children—sons and daughters—will automatically inherit equally.

The Supreme Court has observed that it would move cautiously while examining challenges to provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and that it would be wary of shattering the Hindu social ...

Punjab and Haryana High Court restores partition decree, overturns ‘perverse’ ruling that denied women equal rights under Hindu Succession Act ...

Sister’s children file case against uncle for selling their grandfather’s 2 acre land without partitioning a share with them, ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has observed that it will move cautiously while examining challenges to provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and that it would be wary of shattering the Hindu ...