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Green signal to – Female member can be Karta of HUF – Delhi HC
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Mrs. Sujata Sharma Vs Shri Manu Gupta (Delhi High Court)
- Appeal Number
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- Date of Judgement/Order
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- Courts
- All High Courts, Delhi High Court
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Brief of the Case
Delhi High Court held In the case of Mrs. Sujata Sharma vs. Shri Manu Gupta that post Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 which amended the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, all rights which were available to a Hindu male are now also available to a Hindu female, there is no reason why Hindu women should be denied the position of a Karta. If a male member of an HUF, by virtue of his being the first born eldest, can be a Karta, so can a female member. There is no restriction in the law preventing the eldest female co-parcener of an HUF, from being its Karta. The ...
