SC’s verdict on Hindu women’s inheritance rights

Through itslatest verdict, the Supreme Court expanded on a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint legal heir and inherit ancestral property on terms equal to male heirs.

Supreme Court Ruling

  • A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by birth and does not depend on whether her father was alive or not when the law, Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 was enacted.
  • The court looked into the rights under the Mitakshara coparcenary. Since Section 6 of the 2005 creates an “unobstructed heritage” or a right ....
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