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Whether Hindu widow can inherit husband’s property if she has not remarried on the day succession opens?

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR SECOND APPEAL NO.144 OF 2007 Smt. Jaiwantabai Shenuji Wankhade Vs Sunanda w/o Ganesh Dode, CORAM : S.M. MODAK, J. PRONOUNCED ON : 23 rd AUGUST, 2021 JUDGMENT:- Heard learned Advocate Shri Ved Deshpande…

Wife denied enhancement of maintenance due to being wealthier than husband

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 12.01.2021 Pronounced on: 27.01.2021 CRL.M.C.2085/2020 SHINY VERMA BAKSHI ….. Petitioner Through: Mr. V.K. Garg, Sr. Adv. with Ms.Meena Jha, Mr. Parv Garg, Mr.Pawas Kulshrestha and Ms. Aarushi Singh, Advs. versus DR. GURNEET SINGH BAKSHI…

Whether Daughter can claim share in Joint family property prior to death of Father?

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH (INDORE BENCH) S.A. No. 257/2015 Decided On: 05.08.2019 Chandribai Vs. Tulsiram Hon’ble Judges/Coram: Vandana Kasrekar, J. Citation: AIR 2019 MP 206 1. This appeal has been filed under Section 100 of C.P.C. being aggrieved by the judgment and…

SC : While considering right of Succession of Married daughter over Leased property provisions of Rent Act are not relevant

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Civil Appeal No. 2961 of 2019 Decided On: 13.03.2019 Uma Mahesh Bandekar Vs. Vivek Sadanand Marathe Hon’ble Judges/Coram: L. Nageswara Rao and M.R. Shah, JJ. Citation: 2019(1) RCR(Rent) 401 1. Leave granted. 2. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the…

Rights of co-heirs under Hindu Personal law

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3632 OF 2008 (Arising out of SLP ) No. 19445 of 2006) N. Padmamma and others …. Appellants Versus S. Ramakrishna Reddy and others ….Respondents JUDGMENT S.B. SINHA, J. 1. Leave granted. 2….

Bigamy or Concubine will not come under 498A IPC

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17039 of 2011 1. Asha Devi W/o Suresh Singh, Resident Of Muhalla, Katharibagh, P.S- Chapra(T) , Distt- Saran At Chapra. 2. Suresh Singh S/O Late Harinandan Singh, Resident Of Muhalla, Katharibagh, P.S- Chapra(T) , Distt-…

Legitimacy arises from birth in wedlock and not from conception

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.2888 OF 2001 Shyam Lal @ Kuldeep … Appellant Versus Sanjeev Kumar & Others … Respondents JUDGMENT Dalveer Bhandari, J. 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 21.09.2000 of the High Court…

DNA test, right to privacy and Succession

Supreme Court of India Bench: A Pasayat, S Kapadia CASE NO.:Appeal (civil) 2918 of 2005 PETITIONER:Shri Banarsi Dass Vs. RESPONDENT:Mrs. Teeku Dutta and Anr DATE OF JUDGMENT: 27/04/2005 BENCH:ARIJIT PASAYAT & S.H. KAPADIA JUDGMENT:J U D G M E N T (Arising out of SLP(C)…

Succession and Inheritance Rights

To achieve equal inheritance for all, the laws have been amended. In regard to succession to property among Hindus, the right by birth has been abolished and the Mitakshara School co-parcenary of Hindu Law has been converted into Dayabhaga School that means equal distribution of…

Proof of Inheritence under Hindu succession Act

Supreme Court of India Citation : 2007-AIR-SC2369 Judgment : S.B. Sinha, J. – A question of some importance in relation to applicability of custom in the matter of inheritance and succession under the Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act, 1937 falls for our consideration in…

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