Property rights of the second wife and her children can be studied and evaluated as rights of the second wife and her children born out of the second wedlock, in the property of their father.Polygamy was recognised and acceptable among Hindus in ancient times. In modern India, we have a law in place, Hindu Marriage […]
In continuation of our previous newsletter Blog on Hindu women’s property rights in India, this time we are giving a perspective on the Muslim women’s property rights in India. Like we discussed earlier every religion practised in India is governed by its respective personal laws including the property rights.In India, Muslims do not have classified […]
The property rights for Indian daughters were different until the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, but were amended in 2005. Earlier, only the sons had complete power over the father’s property. Daughters enjoyed the property right only till they got married. After marriage, a daughter was considered a part of her husband’s family.The Hindu Undivided Family(HUF):Under […]
The property laws for daughters and sons were different until the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, but were amended in 2005. Earlier, the sons had complete power over the father’s property. Daughters enjoyed the property right only till they got married. After marriage, a daughter was considered a part of her husband’s family.Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)Under […]
A strong bias against women in matters related to assets/asset distribution is something we are all familiar with. Women have particularly faced issues about the rules that govern the succession/inheritance of property amongst the members of a family.Indian history is proof that men have exclusively benefitted from these property laws. The women were treated as […]
Under the Indian law, alimony is the monetary compensation granted to the spouse who is unable to support himself/herself, by the other spouse, during or after the divorce proceedings. When this sum is given during the court proceedings, it is the maintenance amount, and the same term is used in the various statutes such as […]
“The women are not garment you wear and undress however you like. They are honoured and have their rights” Umar Ibn Khattab R.A Since the early ages, because of the patriarchal society we live in, women have always been considered lower to men in respect of their rights, dignity, and significance. After independence, the need […]
A woman is expected to – and does – play different roles with equal grace. Whether as a daughter or a wife or a mother; patience, love, compassion and fortitude form a part of her personality. While we might not be able to quantify and put a value on her role in society, the least […]
Property, as we traditionally know it, included the real estate and there has been plenty of talk about protecting an individual’s rights on property in this sense. But over the years intellectual property has come to be known as an important component of an individual’s assets. Protecting your intellectual property rights is as vital as […]