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Supreme Court clarifies property rights of Hindu women under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act: Kallakuri Pattabhiramaswamy vs. Kallakuri Kamaraju (21 November 2024)

Supreme Court clarifies property rights of Hindu women under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act: Kallakuri Pattabhiramaswamy vs. Kallakuri Kamaraju (2024) Date of the Judgment: 21 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 883 Judges: C.T. Ravikumar J., Sanjay Karol J. Can a Hindu woman’s right to property be absolute, even if she initially receives it […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Will, Rejects Sale Deed in Property Dispute: Savitri Bai vs. Savitri Bai (2024)

February 29, 2024 / Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 68, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 63, Property Law, Sale Deed, Will

Supreme Court Upholds Will, Rejects Sale Deed in Property Dispute: Savitri Bai vs. Savitri Bai (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of a Will versus a subsequent Sale Deed in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Savitri Bai and another vs. Savitri Bai [Judgment Date]: 29 February 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Lost Will: Supreme Court declines to order investigation in decades-old probate matter

May 15, 2023 / Grant of Probate, Indian Succession Act, 1925, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 222, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 272, Indian Succession Act, 1925 with Section 317, Judges, Pankaj Mithal, Probate Law, V. Ramasubramanian, Will

Supreme Court Dismisses Petition for Will Copy in Decades-Old Probate Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a court can order an investigation into the whereabouts of an original Will when the probate records have been destroyed and the Will is untraceable after a long period. CASE TYPE: Probate Law Case Name: A. Wilson Prince vs. The Nazar

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Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Rights Based on Proven Will: Aman Sharma vs. Umesh (2022)

July 5, 2022 / Civil Law, Indira Banerjee, Inheritance Law, J.K. Maheshwari, Judges, Property Law, Will

Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Rights Based on Proven Will: Aman Sharma vs. Umesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of property transfer based on wills and inheritance rights. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Aman Sharma & Anr. vs. Umesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 05 July 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 05 July 2022 Citation:

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Lankeshwar Malakar and Ors. vs R. Deka and Ors.: Supreme Court Orders Re-evaluation of Property Dispute Based on Will and Gift Deed (2006)

November 30, 2006 / Gift Deed, Judges, Markandey Katju, Property Dispute, Property Law, S.B. Sinha, Will

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 30/11/2006 Judges: S.B. Sinha & Markandey Katju Can discrepancies in property descriptions lead to a flawed judgment? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical issue in a property dispute involving a will and a gift deed. The core of the dispute revolves around the correct identification of land described

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