India: Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

Narendra Dingankar – Partner, shares the latest insights on The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025, and its key amendments to the Indian Succession Act, General Clauses Act, and Civil Procedure Code.

Property transactions in Mumbai involve strict legal and procedural requirements. Whether ownership changes through sale, gift, inheritance or family settlement...

For nearly two decades, Indian constitutional law treated live-in relationships as a matter of private choice, legally visible only when protection, not permission, was required.

The Delhi High Court, in Amit Sethi v. Lalit Sethi & Ors., has reiterated the settled legal position on intestate succession under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA).

The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the supremacy of testamentary succession over State claims in its recent decision in State of Rajasthan v. Ajit Singh & Ors.

In this solo episode of the Indialaw LLP Podcast, host Aditi Rana explores a recent Rajasthan High Court judgment that revisits a long-debated issue: the exclusion of Scheduled Tribes...

The Supreme Court ("SC"), in Leela and others case,1 held that a will is not deemed valid simply by being registered. Rather, it must be proven in compliance with Section 682 of the Evidence Act, 1872 and Section 633 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

This article examines the devolution of property under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and the 2005 Amendment, with a focus on Sections 6, 8, 14, and 15.

A gift deed is a legal document that facilitates the voluntary transfer of property from one person (the donor) to another (the donee) without any exchange of money or consideration.