Daughter entitled to inherit self-acquired property of her father: SC

Arunachala Gounder (Dead) By Lrs. Vs Ponnusamy and Ors. (Supreme Court of India) 1. The Supreme Court on Thursday said the daughters of a male Hindu dying without a will would be entitled to inherit self-acquired and other properties obtained in the partition by the father. 2. The court also said that such daughters would get preference over other collateral members of the family such as sons and daughters of brothers of the deceased father. The judgement dealt with the property rights of Hindu women and widows under the Hindu Succession Act. 3. “If a property of a male Hindu dying intestate...