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Family & Property case stories
Is a General Power of Attorney (GPA) Sale Valid for Buying or Selling Property in India?
Worried a GPA sale may not count? Suraj Lamp & Industries v. State of Haryana (2011): only a registered deed of conveyance transfers ownership of title.
Do Children From a Void or Second Marriage Get in Their Father's Ancestral Property?
Does a child of a void or second marriage inherit ancestral property? Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun (2023) says yes—through the parent's notional share.
Do Children Born From a Long-Term Live-In Relationship Have a Right to Ancestral Property?
Can a child born to a long-term live-in couple inherit ancestral property? In Kattukandi Edathil Krishnan v. Valsan (2022), the Supreme Court said yes.
Can a Married Daughter Claim an Equal Share in Her Father's Ancestral Property?
Worried your father died before 2005? Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma (2020) says a married daughter can still claim coparcenary rights from Sept 9, 2005.