Hindu law is derived from old scriptures and has developed over the years with judicial pronouncements. Some of the laws applicable to Hindus have been codified in 1956 with the passing of ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday made an appeal to all women without sons, daughters or husbands to make a will to avoid potential litigation disputes between their parents and in-laws.

The Chhattisgarh high court has ruled that a daughter cannot claim a share in her deceased father’s property if he passed away before the enforcement of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The court said ...

A daughter cannot claim a share in her father's property if succession opened before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that inheritance follows Mitakshara Law in such ...

The Supreme Court has observed that it would move cautiously while examining challenges to provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and that it would be wary of shattering the Hindu social ...

Flagging an ‘inadvertent’ ambiguity in the amended provisions of the Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, that deals with the devolution of interest in coparcenary property, the High Court of ...