Supreme Court holds that succession to a woman Bhumidhar’s agricultural holding under Section 51(2) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act is governed by the personal law applicable at her death, and that Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act enlarges her limited estate into absolute ownership.
Read Full ArticleThe Supreme Court held that property bought by a husband in his wife's name stays her exclusive property, so succession to it can't invoke Section 33 ISA as if it were the husband's estate.
The Supreme Court held that a first appellate court must independently assess evidence and provide reasons before reversing a trial court's findings, setting aside the Kerala High Court's cryptic judgment and its direction sending the trial judge for training.
Gandhinagar Court rules that a deceased person’s iCloud data forms part of their estate and can be inherited by legal heirs under succession law.
SC asks Centre to respond to a Muslim woman’s plea seeking the right to be governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925, instead of Shariat law.
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