Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Supreme Court settles the status of legal heirs as joint tenants in eviction cases: Suresh Kumar Kohli vs. Rakesh Jain (2018)

Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Heirs as Joint Tenants in Eviction Cases: Suresh Kumar Kohli vs. Rakesh Jain (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 334 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a landlord proceed with eviction against some, but not all, legal heirs of a deceased tenant? […]

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

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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Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Escheat Cases: Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust vs. Collector, Haridwar (22 September 2017)

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Collector has the jurisdiction to decide on the vesting of property in the government under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when a dispute of title exists. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute, Hindu Succession Act. Case Name: Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust Evam Anna Kshetra Trust Thr.

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Supreme Court settles the law on necessary parties in mortgage redemption suits: Mohd. Hussain vs. Gopibai (2008)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19th February 2008 Citation: Appeal (civil) 912 of 1999 Judges: Tarun Chatterjee, J. and A.K. Mathur, J. When a person who has mortgaged their property wants to get it back, can they be stopped because not all family members of the person who lent the money are involved in the

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