The Delhi High Court held that daughters cannot claim inheritance or partition rights in agricultural land where succession opened before the 2005 Hindu Succession Act amendment, ruling that such cases remain governed by the Delhi Land Reforms Act, under which male lineal descendants receive preference in succession.
The Supreme Court held that probate revocation pleas under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act are subject to limitation under Article 137 of the Limitation Act, ruling that parties cannot avoid statutory deadlines by ignoring constructive notice or failing to investigate facts a prudent person would examine.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Padmaja Kumari Parmar and Bhargavi Kumari Mewar on a plea by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar seeking control of their late father Arvind Singh Mewar’s properties.
The dispute centres on a contested will, with the Court listing the matter for further hearing on February 12.