A Hindu woman without having income of her own has complete rights to enjoy, throughout her life, the self-acquired property of a dead husband, the Delhi High Court ruled. “In the case of Hindu women, ...
Delhi High Court ruled a Hindu woman, without income, can enjoy late husband's self-acquired property but can't sell due to competing claims by legal heirs, ensuring financial security post ...
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has held that a Hindu woman without any income has rights to enjoy the self-acquired property of a dead husband during her lifetime. However, she doesn’t have ...
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that a Hindu woman without having her own income has complete rights to enjoy, throughout her lifetime, the property received by her from the deceased ...
As per Hindu Succession Act, 1956, there is a scenario where the husband of a Hindu woman who has died intestate will not be the legal heir to certain properties of the deceased woman. If a Hindu male ...
The Court was hearing a property dispute case in which the trial court had held that by virtue of a will dated January 14, 1989, the wife of the testator had become absolute owner of a property. The ...
A widow's share in the joint family property of the deceased husband is only up to the share that would have come to him out of that family property, in the event of a partition/division of the joint ...
The Supreme Court (on April 24) reiterated that stridhan is an “absolute property” of a woman, and while the husband has no control over the same, he can use it in times of distress.
Over time many Hindu women have stepped forward to promote the rights of women and many charities have worked hard to raise awareness and promote the well-being, inclusion and rights of women.
Reinforcing married women’s right over ‘streedhan’, Supreme Court on Wednesday held that streedhan cannot become joint property of a couple, and a husband has no control over his wife’s ...