Women have been subject to bias in property matters. Woman’s day is an opportunity to ponder over such inequalities and initiate measures for empowering women about their property rights.Today women are financially independent. Our legal system recognizes their rights in the property as independent owners. The Government has given many relaxations like lower stamp duty […]
In our traditional patriarchal society, women have always had fewer rights. Women have been subjected to discrimination, especially in property matters. Inheritance rights of women to the property of her parents or husband has never been taken seriously. Property has always remained the domain of the men. Somehow, women also never bothered to raise their […]
The Constitution of India not only allows equality to women but also empowers the State to use measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio-economic, education and political disadvantages faced by them. Fundamental Rights, among others, ensure equality before the law and equal protection of the law; prohibits discrimination against […]
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 […]
Marriage is defined as the union of a man and a woman which is recognized by law and by which they become husband and wife. It’s a type of social union between two individuals that establish a certain type of rights and obligation between them, their children and their respective in-laws.The Constitution has provided many […]
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 […]
For long, women were not supposed to have as much share in the property as men had. Property rights of women in India remained largely an ignored and unaddressed issue. Till about twelve years ago –specifically, the year 2005 -women stood to lose on account of their being daughters/wives/daughters-in-law. In September 2005, the courts declared […]