Coparcenary Property
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Supreme Court Holds a Hindu Widow's Statutory Share Ripens Into Absolute Ownership Without Formal Partition
In Ganapati v. Prabhakar, the Supreme Court dismissed a decades-old title suit, holding that a Hindu widow's half-share on her husband's intestate death under Section 3(2) of the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937 matures into full ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 without any requirement that she first obtain a partition or prove possession as owner — a widow's will disposing of that share, and a sale by her legatee, therefore stood.
14 min readNo HUF, No Valid Will: Delhi High Court Untangles a Three-Generation Family Property Dispute
A family fought for fourteen years over a Delhi house, advancing three overlapping property claims at once — an HUF, a Will, a Gift Deed. The Delhi High Court found each unravelled the moment it was actually tested against the documents and the witnesses.
13 min readA Remarried Widow, a Murderer, and a Coparcener's Share: Madras High Court Separates Section 24 from Section 25 of the Hindu Succession Act
A three-decade-old partition dispute forced the Madras High Court to decide whether a coparcener's share reverts to his relatives when his widow remarries, or passes instead to his daughter. The answer turns on a distinction between two very different kinds of disqualification buried in the Hindu Succession Act.
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