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.
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