The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Court upholds woman’s right to inherit property

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Court upholds woman’s right to inherit property

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: In a landmark judgement, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday struck down a Central amendment to the Hindu Succession Act limiting the right of women to a share of parental property, before December 20, 2004.

The Centre had carried out several amendments to the Hindu Succession Act. While the amendment gave equal right to daughters in the share of parental property it was made applicable only after December 20, 2004. Thus, women had no right to a share of any property sold before that date. Other amendments to the Act were in respect of a will or testament and partition of property. The amendment had not recognised oral partition. The amended to the Act had come into force from September 9, 2005.

A resident of Bangalore, Shanta, had challenged the limitation relating to sale of property before December 20, 2004.

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