The Supreme Court on Monday highlighted the inconsistencies and conflicting interpretations surrounding the interplay between Sections 14 and 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 which deals with the rights of Hindu females in property inherited or possessed by them.The bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Sandeep Mehta dealt with the. In Sadhu Singh's case, the Court said that …
A recent writ petition filed in the Supreme Court, in the case of Khopkar v. UnionOf India & Ors., where the petitioner challenged the rules of devolution that applied differently to men and women, has rekindkled the discussion of gender discrimination under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. In order to overcome these issues, The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was enacted …