The concept of a Hindu joint family is unique to Hindus. It is legally recognised and what is interesting to note is that the express retention of both Hindu joint ...

Stamp duty will be payable on the partition and release deeds when executedIf you wish to dissolve your father’s HUF, you may do so by a partition of the HUF where the coparceners and members would be ...

The recent judgment of the Supreme Court on the property rights of women in Vineeta Sharma vs Rakesh Sharma and Ors, has understandably caused a stir. The judgment, which has been referred to as ...

If the property is self-acquired, you may transfer it to any person via Will as you may deem fit at your sole discretionUnder the Hindu Succession Act 1956, a ’stepdaughter’ has no legal right to your ...

Although the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, had accorded coparcenary rights to daughters on equal terms as sons—amending the 1956 Act which did not interfere with the Mitakshara law wherein ...

The latest decision of the Supreme Court on the right of Hindu daughters to ancestral property corrects an obvious anomaly in the interpretation of a crucial 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act ...

Holding that daughters cannot be deprived of their right of equality, the Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that they will have equal coparcenary rights in joint Hindu family property even if the father ...

Holding that daughters cannot be deprived of their right of equality, the Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that they will have equal coparcenary rights in joint Hindu family property even if the father ...

Vijayawada: Answering an important legal question over the coparcenary (joint heirship) rights of daughters, the Andhra Pradesh high court delivered a judgment saying that daughters will hold their ...

Madras HC dismissed a brother’s argument that his sister couldn't claim share in family property because their father had ...

New Delhi: Holding that daughters cannot be deprived of their right of equality, the Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that they will have equal coparcenary rights in joint Hindu family property even if the ...