Muslim Conversion: Eligible for Inheritance Rights in India?

2025 0 Supreme(Ker) 1982

Further, they have contended that on 29.11.2003, the 2nd plaintiff converted to Islam religion and changed his name as Ijaz and living as a Muslim and on that ground also he is not entitled to inherit the properties left behind by Haridas. ... The next question to be considered is, whether the 2nd plaintiff is disqualified in the light of the fact that he ceased to be a Hindu, as he has converted to Islam religion. Section....

2022 0 Supreme(Mad) 3876

Therefore, it requires an exercise to be undergone by the State whether the Converted Backward Class Muslim automatically becomes Backward Class Muslim whether by marriage or any other reason. ... It was further held as follows : “10.As to whether any converted Backward Class Muslim will automatically become Backward Class Muslim is ....

Both get their jurisdictions from statues ie, Constitutions federal law or state law, as the case may be. So, it is to the relevant statutes that they should look to determine whether they have jurisdiction or not. ... However, the law, until it is amended, only gives the right to the non-converted party to apply for the dissolution of the marriage contracted under the said Act and not to the converted Muslim#HL_....

2025 2 Supreme 624

The same scheme of succession applies whether the deceased was male or a female. This is one of those salient features of Muslim law of succession which distinguish it from modern Hindu law of inheritance.” (Emphasis supplied) 15. ... Whatever property one inherits (whether from his ancestors or from others) is, at Muslim law, one’s absolute property- whether that perso....

High Court Malaya Penang

[17] The first question of law deliberated by the Federal Court is as follows: "Where the subject matter of a cause or matter requires a determination of 'whether a person is or is not a Muslim under the law' rather than 'whether a person is no longer a Muslim ... [44] Secondly, the applicant in Dahlia Dhaima filed the originating summons at the Shah Alam High Court only after her application to get a d....

Court of Appeal Putrajaya

We also need to be satisfied whether the plaintiff's mother had decided that the plaintiff may also be so converted to Islam. ... In Rosliza, at [48], [49], [59] to [66] and [70], Tengku Maimun CJ had delivered the following judgment regarding the definition of "Muslim" in s 2(b) ARIE (Selangor): "Whether Yap Ah Mooi is a Muslim or a Malay [48] The next question is whether Yap Ah Mooi is....

Court of Appeal Putrajaya

Hence, in this case, the plaintiff is a Muslim pursuant to s 103 of the Enactment. [40] This is not the end of the matter. We also need to be satisfied whether the plaintiff's mother had decided that the plaintiff may also be converted to Islam. ... Hence, when the plaintiff's mother converted to Islam and the plaintiff's mother decided that the plaintiff may also be converted, the plaintiff became a #HL_....

Kegalla, 4,048  Partition-Muslim co-owners-Application of Roman-Dutch law of succession- Duty of Judge. ... Counsel for the other respondents sought to seek an avenue of escape from this argument by asserting that there was no specific issue raised as to whether the succession that was to govern the parties was to be determined according to the Muslim, Law and relied upon the case of John Sinno .......

Muslim, whether the statement be verbal or written. ... [51]The appellant contended this is an ab initio case and that she was never a Muslim. The Civil Court must then decide whether this is so and to decide whether she is a Muslim. ... Further, she then had been raised by her mother who converted to Islam and her Muslim step-father until she was sev....

Batticaloa, 559 (L) Muslim Law-Donation by grandmother-Revocability-Muslim Intestate Succession and Wakfs Ordinance (Cap. 50), s. 3. ... - The only question for our decision on this appeal is whether a gift of immovable property by a Muslim lady to her grandchildren in terms of a notarial transfer dated 11th December 1935 was irrevocable. ... Under the proviso to section 3 of the Muslim#H....

2025 2 Supreme 624

“1. The Muslim law of succession is basically different from the parallel indigenous systems of India. The doctrine of janmswatvavada (right by birth), which constitutes the foundation of the Mitakshara law of succession, is wholly unknown to Muslim law. The law of inheritance in Islam is relatively close to the classical Dayabhaga law, though it differs also form that on several fundamental points. The modern Hindu law of succession (as laid down in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956) i....

2022 0 Supreme(Raj) 2561

Parties are muslim and governed by muslim personal law of succession.

2014 0 Supreme(Mad) 815

As far as this case is concerned, no question of re-conversion to Hinduism has arisen and also the petitioner herein is the first person to get converted to Labbai Muslim in Islam from her family. Therefore, it is not relevant as to whether the caste tag continues on conversion to Islam and the only thing that has to be seen is whether the petitioner belonged to BC/MBC/SC before conversion to Islam.

2014 0 Supreme(AP) 1174

In view of the said rule, no ceremonies are required to be undergone for such conversion. Thus, from the above definition, it is clear that he who develops faith in Mahomedanism and converted from one religion to Islam can be said to be a converted Muslim and Courts cannot test or gauge the sincerity of such religious belief. Thus, it means developing faith in Islam itself is sufficient to become a Muslim by conversion from Hinduism.

2013 0 Supreme(Mad) 1016

As to whether any converted Backward Class Muslim will automatically become Backward Class Muslim is also an issue that can be considered in the present case.