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    Mewar Royal Property Battle: Delhi HC Declines Padmaja Kumari’s Plea Over Father’s Estate
    Mewar Royal Property Battle: Delhi HC Declines Padmaja Kumari’s Plea Over Father’s Estate
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    Mewar Royal Property Battle:  Delhi HC Declines Padmaja Kumari’s Plea Over Father’s Estate

    The Delhi High Court dismissed Padmaja Kumari Parmar’s plea for letters of administration of Arvind Singh Mewar’s estate, ruling it not maintainable and directing her to raise objections to the will in proceedings initiated by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.

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    Husband Convicted of Dowry Death Cannot Inherit Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court Invokes ‘Slayer Rule'
    Husband Convicted of Dowry Death Cannot Inherit Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court Invokes ‘Slayer Rule'
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    Husband Convicted of Dowry Death Cannot Inherit Wife’s Property: Kerala High Court Invokes ‘Slayer Rule’

    The Kerala High Court held that a husband convicted for his wife’s dowry death cannot inherit her property. The Court applied the ‘Slayer Rule’, stating that a killer cannot benefit from the victim’s estate even without explicit statutory bar.

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    Widowed Daughter-in-Law Becomes Dependant After Father-in-Law’s Death: Supreme Court Allows Maintenance Claim from His Estate
    Widowed Daughter-in-Law Becomes Dependant After Father-in-Law’s Death: Supreme Court Allows Maintenance Claim from His Estate
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    Widowed Daughter-in-Law Becomes Dependant After Father-in-Law’s Death: Supreme Court Allows Maintenance Claim from His Estate

    The Supreme Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law qualifies as a dependant under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. This recognition allows her to legally seek maintenance from the estate left behind by her deceased father-in-law.

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    Supreme Court Declares: Tribal Women Have Equal Right to Ancestral Property – Custom Can't Override Equality
    Supreme Court Declares: Tribal Women Have Equal Right to Ancestral Property – Custom Can't Override Equality
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    Supreme Court Declares: Tribal Women Have Equal Right to Ancestral Property – Custom Can’t Override Equality

    Supreme Court rules tribal women and their heirs are entitled to equal property rights. Denial based on outdated customs violates constitutional equality.

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