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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)
others
Published on Jan 22, 2026 03:34 pm IST

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
mumbai news
Published on Jan 07, 2026 12:02 pm IST

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

The Karnataka high court in Bengaluru. (File Photo)
india news
Published on Dec 26, 2025 08:36 am IST

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 on Nov 20, 2025 05:10 am IST

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 on Oct 04, 2025 10:39 am IST

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 on Sept 27, 2025 12:06 am IST

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 on Sept 19, 2025 12:07 pm IST

No rights automatically acquired over grandparents’ property: Delhi HC

No rights automatically acquired over grandparents’ property: Delhi HC
delhi news
Published on Sept 15, 2025 03:24 am IST

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 on Sept 09, 2025 08:59 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 21, 2025 08:22 am IST

Supreme Court calls for property rights parity for tribal women

Supreme Court of India. (ANI Photo)
india news
Published on Dec 20, 2024 09:05 am IST

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 on Dec 11, 2024 09:27 am IST

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

Daughters can’t inherit father’s property before 1956, HC clarifies
mumbai news
Updated on Nov 13, 2024 07:52 am IST

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 on Nov 07, 2024 06:52 am IST

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 on Oct 05, 2024 11:25 am IST

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

HT Image
mumbai news
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 08:20 am IST

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

For representational purposes only. (HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 10:08 am IST

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 on May 18, 2022 08:59 am IST

End gender-based discrimination in the Hindu Succession Act

The assumptions in the Hindu Succession Act that govern the devolution of women’s property are no longer valid. We must acknowledge the reality of society and treat women on par with men in all spheres of life, including in matters of property devolution
analysis
Published on Sept 10, 2020 05:01 pm IST

Every idea should be open to critique, even religion: Sona Mohapatra

Mohapatra feels women’s right to public spaces is of grave seriousness and that the society needs to work together to give them that freedom
music
Updated on Aug 14, 2020 06:01 pm IST

Ayushmann Khurrana, Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor welcome SC decision on equal property rights for daughters

Ayushmann Khurrana and Farhan Akhtar among others hailed the SC decision.
bollywood
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 11:40 am IST

A push for gender equality | HT Editorial

The latest interpretation by SC removes male primacy over Hindu ancestral property
editorials
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 07:18 pm IST

Hindu daughter has equal right in property, says SC

Tuesday’s ruling makes the 2005 amendment retrospective.
india news
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 12:51 am IST

Fight continues for Faridkot Maharaja’s ₹20,000 crore inheritance

The will of Faridkot’s erstwhile ruler, Maharaja Sir Harinder Singh Brar, was declared as forged by court in July 2013.
india news
Updated on Nov 13, 2018 04:20 pm IST
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