The Supreme Court directs Maharashtra Speaker to resolve disqualification proceedings against CM Eknath Shinde and others by Dec 31, and for NCP MLAs by Jan 31, highlighting the urgency in concluding the anti-defection law matters.
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The Supreme Court's recent ruling allows children from void or voidable marriages to claim ancestral property rights in Hindu joint families under the Mitakshara system of law. The judgement harmonizes provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act and the Hindu Succession Act, conferring legitimacy on such children. The court clarified that this pertains to Joint Hindu families governed by Mitakshara law and highlights the legislature's efforts to provide equal rights to daughters in coparcenary property.
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