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A widow that has a valid remarriage loses her right to previous husband’s property: Chhattisgarh HC

2 Jul 20212 Jul 2021

While hearing a case of property inheritance of a widow, the Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a widow loses her right to the inherited property from her previous husband upon…

Married woman’s heirs on her parental side not strangers for the purposes of succession under Hindu Succession Act: Supreme Court

The Apex Court has recently pronounced that when a woman's parent heirs are included as people who may possibly succeed under Hindu Succession Act, then it cannot be held that…

Daughters have right over parental property even if coparcener died before Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act

In a major judgment on Tuesday, the Supreme Court said that daughters will have right over parental property even if the coparcener had died prior to the date when Hindu…