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On Tribal Women's Succession Rights, Court Asks Centre To Bring Parity With Men
Supreme Court directs Centre to consider amending provisions of Hindu Succession Act to make it applicable to Scheduled Tribes
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Gender Bias In Hindu Inheritance Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View
A petition alleging "sections of the Hindu Succession Act are unconstitutional and violate gender equality" was on Tuesday heard by the Supreme Court.
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"A Son Is A Son Till...": Top Court Backs Daughter's Right To Property
A woman can claim equal share in family property as a daughter, the Supreme Court reiterated today as it stressed that the Hindu Succession Act - that was amended in 2005 to give women equal inheritance rights - can have a retrospective effect.
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Converted Woman Goes To Court For Right To Parental Property
Does a woman forfeit her right to her parent's property because she converted from Hinduism to Islam? That's the question before a Delhi court which is hearing a civil suit from a 33-year-old woman claiming a share of property purchased by her late father.
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Despite Law, Daughters Unable To Inherit Paternal Property
Despite a 10-year-old law, the Hindu Sucession Act, ensuring equal rights for daughters in their parental property, social and cultural barriers continue to deprive women of their rights. The barriers led 28-year-old Reena of Nalanda district in Bihar to decide against claiming her share of parental property from her brothers. She felt it might jeo...
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On Tribal Women's Succession Rights, Court Asks Centre To Bring Parity With Men
Supreme Court directs Centre to consider amending provisions of Hindu Succession Act to make it applicable to Scheduled Tribes
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Gender Bias In Hindu Inheritance Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View
A petition alleging "sections of the Hindu Succession Act are unconstitutional and violate gender equality" was on Tuesday heard by the Supreme Court.
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"A Son Is A Son Till...": Top Court Backs Daughter's Right To Property
A woman can claim equal share in family property as a daughter, the Supreme Court reiterated today as it stressed that the Hindu Succession Act - that was amended in 2005 to give women equal inheritance rights - can have a retrospective effect.
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Converted Woman Goes To Court For Right To Parental Property
Does a woman forfeit her right to her parent's property because she converted from Hinduism to Islam? That's the question before a Delhi court which is hearing a civil suit from a 33-year-old woman claiming a share of property purchased by her late father.
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Despite Law, Daughters Unable To Inherit Paternal Property
Despite a 10-year-old law, the Hindu Sucession Act, ensuring equal rights for daughters in their parental property, social and cultural barriers continue to deprive women of their rights. The barriers led 28-year-old Reena of Nalanda district in Bihar to decide against claiming her share of parental property from her brothers. She felt it might jeo...
