It’s a landmark day in India that will be remembered for ages. The Supreme Court Of India has given its verdict that daughters are entitled to the property of their father, even if no will has been made and the father is deceased.
The verdict comes after a complaint in Madras High Court regarding the rights of Hindu women and widows under the Hindu Succession Act. The bench was dealing with the legal issue concerning the right of the daughter to inherit the self-acquired property of her father, in the absence of any other legal heir.
In case a female Hindu dies without leaving a will, the court said, the property she inherited from her father or mother would go to the heirs of her father. On the other hand, the property she inherited from her husband or father-in-law would go to the heirs of the husband.
