Muslim personal law doesn't require will to be in writing or attested, even verbal declaration is valid. A 13-year-old case makes the SC examine the will question.
Madras HC dismissed a brother’s argument that his sister couldn't claim share in family property because their father had passed away before the 2005 amendment in succession law.
The apex court while listening to a plea challenging section 15(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 urged all Hindu women to make a will of their acquired property.
Sunjay, 53, had gotten married to the actor in 2003, with whom he shared two children, Samaira (21) and Kiaan (15). 13 years later, they got divorced by mutual consent in 2016.
Sections of Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 were found to be contradictory to provisions of Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.
Judgment is significant because there is no specific law governing intestate succession among Scheduled Tribes, who are also excluded from provisions of Hindu Succession Act.
Madras HC also says succession of a property opens up only on the death of its absolute owner and not when a settlement for devolving properties is executed.
The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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