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Comparative Analysis of Hindu and Muslim Law of Inheritance, Succession & Maintenance

Corporate Law : Comparative analysis of Hindu (HSA, 2005 Amendment) and Muslim (Faraid) laws on inheritance, succession, and maintenance, detailin...

September 30, 2025 2517 Views 0 comment Print

Smart Tax Planning Through the Creation of an HUF

Income Tax : HUF acts as an effective tax planning instrument. HUF stands for Hindu Undivided Family. HUF is considered as separate legal entit...

May 21, 2024 21084 Views 4 comments Print

HUF in Income Tax: Formation, Advantages & Disadvantages

Income Tax : Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) under Income Tax Act, its formation, advantages, and disadvantages. Understand difference between cop...

October 17, 2023 31695 Views 2 comments Print

Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) in India: Formation, Tax Benefits & Challenges

Income Tax : Learn about Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), its formation, tax-saving benefits, and the rules in India. Discover the advantages and ...

August 8, 2023 22410 Views 3 comments Print

Ambedkar vs. Hinduism: A Struggle for Social Justice and Equality

Corporate Law : Explore the lifelong struggle of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar against caste-based discrimination in Hinduism. Learn about Ambedkar's quest fo...

April 14, 2023 5157 Views 0 comment Print


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Unmarried Hindu woman has equal property rights

Finance : An unmarried Hindu woman is entitled to equal share in ancestral or coparcenery property along with other male members under the a...

May 19, 2011 1499 Views 0 comment Print

Marriage between a Hindu and a non-Hindu not valid under Hindu Marriage Act- Delhi HC

Finance : The marriage between a Hindu and a non-Hindu solemnised as per the Hindu rites is neither valid nor the parties can claim any bene...

January 2, 2011 903 Views 0 comment Print

Ancestral family property can be ‘gifted’ away : Bombay HC

Finance : he Bombay High Court ruled on Wednesday that no part of an ancestral family property can be ‘gifted’ away. The court in a land...

March 19, 2010 6412 Views 0 comment Print


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Do Children Of Invalid Marriages Have Right In Their Parents’ Share In Hindu Joint Family Property

Corporate Law : SC settled the issue as to whether a child, born from a invalid marriage under Hindu Marriage Act, is entitled to ancestral/coparc...

September 6, 2023 1599 Views 0 comment Print

Hindu Widow having pre-existing right to maintenance in property gets full ownership of property

Corporate Law : SC held Hindu Widow had pre-existing right to maintenance in suit property that had ripened into full ownership by virtue of Secti...

June 2, 2022 3387 Views 0 comment Print

Unmarried Daughter Can Claim Marriage Expenses from Parents Hindu Law

Corporate Law : Rajeshwari Vs Bhunu Ram (Chhattisgarh High Court) Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 speaks about the mai...

April 6, 2022 10845 Views 0 comment Print

Daughters entitled to equal share in property inherited by their parents

Corporate Law : ince the plaintiff and defendants are coparcener of the joint Hindu as per Hindu Succession Act as amended in 2005, the daughters ...

March 6, 2022 5454 Views 0 comment Print

Properties given as dowry will form part of Suit Instituted by Daughter under Hindu Succession Act

Corporate Law : In a suit for partition, the properties which had been given as dowry or otherwise at the time of marriage of the daughter plainti...

March 1, 2022 3117 Views 0 comment Print


Women can be Karta of HUF: Delhi High Court

December 22, 2015 11947 Views 0 comment Print

In a judgment that is expected to have far reaching ramifications, the Delhi High Court has ruled that a female member of a Hindu Undivided Family can also be the ‘karta’. Falling prey to the patriarchal system, this role of leadership has been traditionally inherited by men of the household.

Presentation on HUF – WHY AN HUF?

December 16, 2014 3905 Views 0 comment Print

CA Sagar Kakkad WHY AN HUF? Because you can save up to INR 5 Million in Present Value Terms !! Assumptions Your current age is 30 years and your life expectancy is 70 years Government increases the basic exemption limit by average INR 25 k per year and deductions by average INR 5 k per […]

Who can be Karta of HUF his powers; Can Female / Minors / Junior Member can be Karta of HUF

April 22, 2014 82712 Views 6 comments Print

KARTA OF HUF The Karta is the manager of HUF and have wide powers by way of controlling the affairs of the HUF. The Karta enjoys his position in the HUF by operation of law without any agreement and consent of other members of HUF. He stands in a fiduciary relationship with other members, but […]

All about HUF with Sole surviving Coparcener

April 22, 2014 17095 Views 1 comment Print

SOLE SURVIVING COPARCENER A coparcener outliving all other coparcener is known as the sole surviving coparcener. He may be alone in the family or there may be other female member along with him in the family. The nature of property in the hands of such sole surviving coparcener is that of HUF property.

Unmarried Hindu woman has equal property rights

May 19, 2011 1499 Views 0 comment Print

An unmarried Hindu woman is entitled to equal share in ancestral or coparcenery property along with other male members under the amended Hindu Succession Act, the Supreme Court has held. Coparcenary refers to equal inheritance which was restricted only to male members of the Hindu Undivided Family but after succesive amendements several states have chosen to extend the benefit to unmarried female members too.

Marriage between a Hindu and a non-Hindu not valid under Hindu Marriage Act- Delhi HC

January 2, 2011 903 Views 0 comment Print

The marriage between a Hindu and a non-Hindu solemnised as per the Hindu rites is neither valid nor the parties can claim any benefits under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), the Delhi High Court has ruled.

Ancestral family property can be ‘gifted’ away : Bombay HC

March 19, 2010 6412 Views 0 comment Print

he Bombay High Court ruled on Wednesday that no part of an ancestral family property can be ‘gifted’ away. The court in a landmark order while resolving the dispute over a 69-year-old gift deed declared as void the document dating back to 1941, which said that Miraj resident Mallapa had gifted a portion of his ancestral property to his second wife Chandrabai ‘out of love’.

Daughter’s right in coparcenary

December 8, 2009 5877 Views 0 comment Print

Since the passing of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (‘the Act’), one issue which was constantly agitated by the liberals was regarding the right of a daughter or a married daughter in coparcenary property of a Hindu Undivided Family. Some of the States which took the lead in liberalisation, passed State amendments to the Act, whereby an unmarried daughter married after the specified date was given a right in coparcenary property. Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra were some such States.

Role of morality and estoppel in delivery of justice

December 5, 2009 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Intended or not, an influence, or a dis-proportionate bearing of supplementary factors on the process of legal adjudication could result in a deviation from the set precedents of judicial thought. One such concept discussed here is Morality, as understood in common parlance. The other is the legal premise of Estoppel.

Family partition of HUF as per amended Hindu Succession Act is recognised u/s 171 of I-T Act

July 3, 2007 4911 Views 0 comment Print

BRIEFLY stated facts of the case are that the Assessee is a Hindu Undivided Family consisting of Shri P.C. Ramakrishna, his wife and his two daughters. There was an oral total partition of H.U.F. on 16.9.1994 between Sri P.C. Ramakrishna, his wife and two daughters. Under this oral partition, the two daughters were allotted Rs.12,50,000/ – each and these amounts were adjusted against a sum of Rs. 12,50,000/- advanced to each of them earlier as loan by H.U.F. In the said partition, all other properties of H.U.F. were allotted to Sri P.C. Ramakrishna. This oral partition took place on 16.9.1994 which was subsequently confirmed by a Deed of Declaration confirming the partition.

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