SC Clarifies Christian Succession: Property in Wives’ Names Belongs to Them

Shakuntala & Ors. Vs Robert Anthony & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court Clarifies Christian Succession: Property Purchased in Wives’ Names Belongs to Them, Not the Husband The Supreme Court held that where a Christian husband purchases property directly in the names of his two wives, the property belongs to the respective wives and cannot be treated as the husband’s estate for applying the succession rules under Section 33 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. The Court found that the High Court had erred in treating the entire property as belonging to the husband a...