IntroductionThe inheritance laws pertaining to the division of property in India among Hindus are dealt with under Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and Amendment to it in 2005. Before the passing of this Act, the rights of sons and daughters relating to inheritance were different. Previously the sons had exclusive inheritance rights over the father’s property, […]
Transfer of immovable property results in the conveyance of property rights, i.e. title, rights, interest in the property by one person to another. The property can be transferred by the person having rights to do so. Generally, it is the owner of the property or the person authorized to do so. Any document showing the ownership of the […]
Registering a property means recording the ownership of the property and other transactions related to it in a public record.Ancestral property is a one in which a person has a share which accrues to him by birth. If a person is entitled to get a share in the ancestral property, he cannot be excluded from […]
Under Hindu Law, brother and sister are at par when it comes to the devolution of property of a father dying intestate. When a Hindu male dies intestate (without leaving a will), his property devolves upon the legal heirs as per Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The legal heirs are as follows: […]