Supreme Court Judgment on Inheritance

On 20th January 2022, the Supreme Court held that inherited property of a female Hindu dying issueless and intestate will either go to the heirs of her parents or husband.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956

  • The legislative intent of enacting Section 14 (I) of the Act was to remedy the limitation of a Hindu woman who could not claim absolute interest in the properties inherited by her but only had a life interest in the estate so inherited.
  • Section 14 (I): Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property i.e., any property possessed by a female Hindu, whether acquired before ....
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