There is a lot of unawareness around ancestral property rights amongst us. A reason is ignorance and even amendments in the law. One of the many questions that are commonly asked around ancestral property laws that people keep pondering upon or enquiring from friends and acquaintances is about women’s share in ancestral property. Here’s run down five facts around ancestral property rights you need to know and around daughter’s share as well –
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Ancestral property means the property that is inherited up to four generations. As in from father to great great grandfather.
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The right to ancestral property is considered to be based on birth and not after the death of the owner.
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The ancestral character is not considered if the partition or division of the property is already done through a deed or mutual basis within the family.
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The division of the property is done not on the basis of per capita but on the basis of per stripe. First the share of each generation is determined. Later the subdivision is done for the remaining generations. Also, every generation does inherit from its predecessor.
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Will and gift based properties are not included in ancestral properties.
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If a father gifts a property to son, it is not included under ancestral properties.
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If a self-acquired property is used in common it can be included under ancestral properties.
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But, if the father wants to disinherit his son from a self-acquired property within the ancestral property, he can do so but the son still has rights over ancestral property
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Before 2005, only sons had rights to ancestral property. But, in 2005 the Supreme court amended the law providing rights to a daughter whether married or not, in ancestral property. The court later clarified that if the father has died before the amendment of the Hindu law in 2005, the daughter does not have any right to ancestral property.
Well, theses day women are becoming more and more aware of their rights but even today there are many women and even people who aren’t really aware about ancestral rights or have a lot of queries around the same. The aforementioned are a few facts that might just help you clear some of your doubts around the same.
*Sourced from the Internet
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