Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Partition Suit: Saroj Salkan vs. Huma Singh (2025)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order VII Rule 11, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XII Rule 6, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6, Judges, Manmohan, Sanjay Karol

Date of the Judgment: May 06, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 632 Judges: Sanjay Karol, J., Manmohan, J. Can previous court decrees prevent a daughter from claiming her share in ancestral property after the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Saroj Salkan […]

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Supreme Court clarifies property rights of children from void marriages: Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun (2023) INSC 783 (01 September 2023)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Coparcenary Property, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 16, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6, Legitimacy of children, Void and Voidable Marriages

Supreme Court Clarifies Property Rights of Children from Void Marriages in Hindu Law LEGAL ISSUE: What are the property rights of children born from void or voidable marriages under Hindu law? CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Hindu Succession Case Name: Revanasiddappa & Anr. vs. Mallikarjun & Ors. Judgment Date: 01 September 2023 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Clarifies Daughters’ Inheritance Rights in Ancestral Property Partition: Prasanta Kumar Sahoo & Ors. vs. Charulata Sahu & Ors. (29 March 2023)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XLI Rule 22, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XXIII Rule 3, Coparcenary Rights, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6, J.B. Pardiwala, Judges

Supreme Court Clarifies Daughters’ Inheritance Rights in Ancestral Property Partition LEGAL ISSUE: The central legal question revolves around the inheritance rights of daughters in ancestral property under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, particularly concerning the impact of the 2005 amendment. CASE TYPE: Civil, Property Partition Case Name: Prasanta Kumar Sahoo & Ors. vs. Charulata Sahu

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Supreme Court Clarifies Daughters’ Equal Rights in Ancestral Property, Invalidates Prior Settlement: Prasanta Kumar Sahoo vs. Charulata Sahu (2023) INSC 3192 (29 March 2023)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XLI Rule 22, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order XXIII Rule 3, Coparcenary Rights, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6, J.B. Pardiwala, Judges

Supreme Court Clarifies Daughters’ Equal Rights in Ancestral Property, Invalidates Prior Settlement: Prasanta Kumar Sahoo vs. Charulata Sahu (2023) INSC 3192 (29 March 2023) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the interpretation of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, as amended in 2005, concerning the rights of daughters in ancestral property

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Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ inheritance rights after family partition: Shailndra Kumar Jain vs. Maya Prakash Jain (2019)

/ Class I Heirs, Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Civil Procedure with Order 1 Rule 10, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6, Indu Malhotra, Inheritance Rights of Daughters, Judges, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court clarifies daughters’ inheritance rights after family partition: Shailndra Kumar Jain vs. Maya Prakash Jain (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daughters are necessary parties in a suit concerning the partition of ancestral property, particularly when a prior partition had occurred among male family members. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Inheritance Law. Case Name: Shailndra

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Supreme Court Grants Daughters Equal Coparcenary Rights: Danamma vs. Amar (2018)

/ A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, Coparcenary Rights, Gender Equality, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 6, Judges

Supreme Court Grants Daughters Equal Coparcenary Rights: Danamma vs. Amar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether daughters can be denied coparcenary rights in a Hindu joint family governed by Mitakshara law solely because they were born before the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and whether the 2005 amendment grants daughters coparcenary rights by birth, equal

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