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    Hindu Succession Act News

    Wife’s succession rights trumps bank nominee: Orissa High Court

    Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy delivered the judgment on January 20. (Orissa HC)
    Cities
    Published 215 days ago

    HC refuses interim relief to real estate baron’s daughter in fight over father’s estate

    HC refuses interim relief to real estate baron’s daughter in fight over father’s estate
    Cities
    Published 231 days ago

    Review key provision of Hindu Succession Act: Karnataka HC to Centre

    The Karnataka high court in Bengaluru. (File Photo)
    India News
    Published 242 days ago

    Top court asks Hindu women to execute wills to avoid property disputes

    The top court also declined a PIL challenging a section of Hindu Succession Act. (ANI)
    India News
    Published 278 days ago

    Planning to buy a house in joint names? Key property ownership tips for couples

    The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband cannot claim exclusive ownership of a property registered jointly with his wife, even if he alone paid the EMIs. (Photo for representational purposes only)
    Real Estate
    Updated 325 days ago

    Don’t demean Hindu society structure: Supreme Court

    During the hearing, the Supreme Court bench repeatedly emphasised that while some disputes before it involved difficult family circumstances, courts must avoid allowing “hard facts” to dictate the making of “bad laws.” (HT)
    India News
    Updated 334 days ago

    Grandchildren's inheritance rights limited while parents are alive: HC

    The Delhi High Court has ruled that grandchildren cannot claim a share in their grandparents’ property while their parents are still alive (Photo for representational purposes only)
    Real Estate
    Updated 340 days ago

    No rights automatically acquired over grandparents’ property: Delhi HC

    No rights automatically acquired over grandparents’ property: Delhi HC
    Cities
    Published 344 days ago

    Karisma Kapoor's kids move HC for father's assets: Who are claimants to fortune?

    Actor Karisma Kapoor at the last rites of ex-husband Sunjay Kapur at Dayanand Muktidham Cremation Ground, Lodhi Road, in New Delhi, in June 2025.
    India News
    Updated 350 days ago

    Brother’s grandson gets 33% share in Faridkot ruler’s ₹40,000-crore estate

    The properties include Raj Mahal in Faridkot, spread over 14 acres. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 369 days ago

    Supreme Court calls for property rights parity for tribal women

    Supreme Court of India. (ANI Photo)
    India News
    Published 613 days ago

    Supreme Court to rule on property rights of Hindu women

    The Supreme Court has decided to untangle the labyrinthine interpretations of property rights granted to Hindu women under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HT)
    India News
    Updated 622 days ago

    Daughters can’t inherit father’s property before 1956, HC clarifies

    Daughters can’t inherit father’s property before 1956, HC clarifies
    Cities
    Updated 650 days ago

    Hindu society’s norms should not be challenged for property rights: SC

    The court said Parliament has crafted a “scientific and logical” framework for inheritance, and any changes should come from the legislative body, if deemed necessary. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 656 days ago

    Delhi HC allows parents of cancer victim to access his frozen semen: Report

    Delhi High Court directed Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to release Preet Inder Singh's frozen sperm sample to his parents. (Representative photo)
    India News
    Published 689 days ago

    Dowry death convicts also disqualified to inherit property of the victim: HC

    HT Image
    Cities
    Updated 780 days ago

    Same-sex ruling to impact personal laws, says Supreme Court

    For representational purposes only. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 1217 days ago

    Succession law: Govt backs provision that prioritises husband’s kin

    The petition argued that sections 15 and 16 of the Act “unveils deeply rooted patriarchal ideology.” (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    India News
    Updated 1560 days ago
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