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Supreme Court Clarifies Inheritance Rights Where Property Is Jointly Held In The Names Of Two Widows Under The Indian Succession Act, 1925
The Supreme Court has clarified how property registered in the joint names of two wives of a common husband should be treated for succession purposes under the Indian Succession Act, 1925. In a case involving a 1959 property purchase where the husband provided consideration but registered the land in his two wives' names, the Court held that the property vested in the wives themselves, not the husband. The judgment demonstrates how Sections 33, 35 and 38 of the Act must be applied sequentially and separatel
Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.