Hindu Succession Act 1956
16th Feb, 2022
Factual Matrix: The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its judgment dated 20.01.2022 in the matter of “Arunachala Gounder (Dead) by LR’s vs. Ponnusami & Ors.” had the occasion to deal with whether a sole daughter […]
18th Sep, 2021
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court in Jaiwanti Bai v. Sunanda in Second Appeal No. 144 of 2007was called upon to interpret Section 24 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 which bars the […]
3rd Oct, 2019
The Supreme Court had observed that as per Mitakshara law of Succession, father’s self acquired property given to son by way of Will/gifts will retain the character of self acquired will retain the character of […]
19th Mar, 2019
The Supreme Court has held that the preferential right given to an heir of a Hindu under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act is applicable even if the property in question is an agricultural […]
21st Aug, 2018
The Delhi High Court in Veeru Parshad Gupta vs Jogeshwari Devi RFA 586/2018 on 25.07.2018 laid that oral averments in deposition of partition having taken place is not discharge of onus of proof by the […]
13th Jun, 2018
The Delhi High Court reiterated the law laid down in the landmark judgment of Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Kanpur and Ors. vs. Chander Sen and Ors. – if a person dies after passing of the […]
22nd Jan, 2018
Delhi High Court recently clarified the position of law in regard to creation/existence of HUF. It was held that an HUF can come into existence prior to passing of the Hindu Succession Act in the […]
14th Jan, 2018
Delhi High Court recently clarified the position of law in regard to creation/existence of HUF. It was held that an HUF can come into existence prior to passing of the Hindu Succession Act in the […]
14th Dec, 2016
Delhi High Court in this case had to decide questions relating to whether legal heirs can maintain a suit for partition when the parent has left a will, and second one related to payment of […]
21st Jun, 2016
Any transfer of the nature mentioned in sub- Section 2 of Section 8 Hindu Succession Act, of the minor’s immovable property without the permission of the Court is not binding on the minor irrespective of the […]
9th Mar, 2016
When a male Hindu dies leaving behind a female relative specified in Class I of the Schedule or a male relative specified in that Class who claims through such female relative surviving him, then the […]
20th Nov, 2015
Supreme Court has held that, in whatever form a limited interest is created in favour of a Hindu widow, having a pre-existing right of maintenance, the said rights become an absolute right by the operation […]