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Hindu Succession Act - Demystifying Stridhan and Women's Estate
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Banner.jpeg and enacted the Hindu Succession Act, 1956[iv] (hereinafter
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‘HSA’). Section 14 of HSA conferred absolute property rights
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Under Hindu law, the property that can be held by a woman is
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divided into two categories, i.e., Stridhan and Non-Stridhan.
intensifying protests, UP
BJP to launch campaign to The word ‘Stridhan’ is constituted of two words namely, ‘stri’
explain the three Laws meaning woman and ‘dhana’ meaning property. Stridhan is the
property that is given to a women at the time of her marriage.
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According to Mitakshara and Dayabhag, the following in the
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hands of a women (maiden, married or widow) constituted
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Stridhan;
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1. Gifts that are made before the nuptial fire.
2. Gifts that are made at the time of bridal procession.
3. Gifts that are made by mother-in-law or father-in-law as a token
of love at the time of her marriage. And,
4. Gifts that are made by the mother, father and brother of the
women.[v]
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refused to give her on the pretext that she has to include the
properties that were given to her in the maintenance deed in
order to claim her share from the coparcenary property. In this
case, the court ruled in favor of the daughter in law and held that
she need not to surrender the properties that were held by her
under the maintenance deed as nowhere in the maintenance
deed the father has mentioned to do so.
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The judicial view regarding women’s has also changed after the
enactment of the HSA as previously, in Bhugwandee Doobey v.
Myna Baee[xvii], the privy council held that a property that is
acquired by a woman from her husband is not her Stridhan and
on the death of that woman, such property will devolve upon the
heirs of her husband and not her heirs.
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References:
[vi] Id.
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Dr hemant thombare
Kindly email cases regarding division rights of self acquired property
in indiviual/Huf capacity. what are rights/preveledges of other family
members and/restrictions must to be observed or he can divide as he
feels.
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