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Ancestral Property & Section 6 - Under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, widows and daughters are generally entitled to an equal share, typically one-third each, in the coparcenary or ancestral property of a deceased Hindu male JASODA MOHANTY VS HARISH CHANDRA MOHANTY - Orissa, CHAMU JINNAPPA SHERI VS SAVITRI YESHWANTRAO CHAGULE - Karnataka.
Widow's Rights & Re-marriage - Re-marriage of a widow does not automatically lead to forfeiture of her share in the ancestral property; her rights are protected under Section 6, and her share can be enlarged upon legal proceedings Hanumantrao s/o Shankarrao Byale & another VS Pushpabai w/o Manikrao Patil & others - Bombay.
Share of Widows & Daughters - Widows and daughters are recognized as coparceners with equal rights in ancestral property, and their shares are determined by the provisions of Section 6, which emphasizes gender equality in inheritance CHAMU JINNAPPA SHERI VS SAVITRI YESHWANTRAO CHAGULE - Karnataka, Ranchhodbhai Bavjibhai Patel VS Naniben Wd/o. Jerambhai Bavjibhai Patel - Gujarat.
Partition & Devolution - Property devolves upon heirs as per Section 6, and the law supports partition of ancestral property among legal heirs, including widows, with courts affirming their rights in various cases JASODA MOHANTY VS HARISH CHANDRA MOHANTY - Orissa, Central Bank Of India VS Bhan General Store - Punjab and Haryana.
Legal Proceedings & Execution - Ancestral property can be attached or sold in execution of decrees, but only the share of the coparcener (including widows) is liable, and the law clarifies that joint family property devolves by survivorship, with protections for heirs' rights Surender Singh VS Omvati - Punjab and Haryana, Central Bank Of India VS Bhan General Store - Punjab and Haryana.

Analysis and Conclusion:
Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, grants widows and female heirs equal rights to ancestral property, including shares in coparcenary property. Re-marriage does not forfeit their rights, and their shares are protected by law. Courts have consistently upheld these rights, affirming that ancestral property devolves among heirs per the provisions of Section 6, with mechanisms for partition and enforcement through legal proceedings.

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JASODA MOHANTY VS HARISH CHANDRA MOHANTY

1997 0 Supreme(Ori) 285 • India - Orissa

R.K.DASH

PARTITION SUIT - LIMITATION - ADVERSE POSSESSION - HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956 - SECTION 6 - SHARE OF WIDOW AND DAUGHTER IN ANCESTRAL ... Under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the widow and daughter of a deceased person are entitled to one-third share each ... PROPERTY - SECTION ....

Devisingh s/o Balaramsingh Raghuwanshi and others VS Shailabai wd/o Rajendrasingh Raghuwanshi and others

1994 0 Supreme(Bom) 189 • India - Bombay

H.W.DHABE, B.U.WAHANE

nbsp;Section 23-See Hindu Succession Act, 1956-Sections 6 and 30. ... ;Sections 6 and 30-Indian Succession Act, 1925-Section 23-Hindu Law-Male Coparcener under-Entitled to share ... Sections 3, 59 and 61-See Hindu Succession Act, 1956-Section 30. ... other testamentary disp....

BALAVANT RAO S/O VASUDEV RAO DESHPANDE vs SMT. GEETA W/O PRAVEEN DESHAPANDE

• India - Bench at Kalburagi

B.V.NAGARATHNA, J

(A) Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Section 6 - Second appeals concerning partition of ancestral property by legal heirs of deceased ... ) entitled to one-sixth share in joint family property, affirmed by lower courts as ancestral property. ... ... ... Issues: Main issues included whether properties were self-acquired or joint family and whether the amendment to Section ....

Hanumantrao s/o Shankarrao Byale & another VS Pushpabai w/o Manikrao Patil & others

1981 0 Supreme(Bom) 10 • India - Bombay

D.B.DESHPANDE

HINDU SUCCESSION ACT, 1956 - SECTION 6 - RE-MARRIAGE OF WIDOW - FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS - SHARE OF WIDOW IN JOINT FAMILY PROPERTY ... The court interpreted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, to hold that Ashabai's remarriage did not result in the forfeiture ... This share was enlarged to absolute ownership upon the comi....

CHAMU JINNAPPA SHERI VS SAVITRI YESHWANTRAO CHAGULE

2004 0 Supreme(Kar) 280 • India - Karnataka

K.SREEDHAR RAO

under Section 14(1) of the Succession Act. ... Limited Estate - Property Partition - Section 14(1) of the Succession Act - [1977)3 SCC 99, (1977) 3 SCC 145, (1979)3 SCC 300, ... in the property by way of succession. ... Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act gives equal share to female heirs in the estate of a Hindu#HL_EN....

Ranchhodbhai Bavjibhai Patel VS Naniben Wd/o. Jerambhai Bavjibhai Patel

2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 134 • India - Gujarat

GITA GOPI

Code, 1908 - Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Section 6 of the Succession Act - Section 23 Fact ... application of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act. ... Rakesh Sharma, which granted relief to women as coparceners under Section 6 of the Succession Act. ... Sectio....

Algond Balgonda Ptil VS Competent Authority of Deputy Collector

• India - Bombay

limited owner but as full owner in view of the provisions of Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act. ... holding sons only as sharers and computing excess land-Held; property will devolve upon the heirs as per Section 6 of the Hindu ... Succession Act, 1956.

2004 0 Supreme(Kar) 56 • India - Karnataka

K.SREEDHAR RAO

Hindu Law - Partition - Section 8 of Mysore Hindu Law Women's Rights Act 1933, Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act 1956 - The court ... The court also interpreted the devolution of interest in coparcenary property under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act 1956. ... Hindu Law Women's Rights Act#HL_EN....

2005 0 Supreme(P&H) 669 • India - Punjab and Haryana

M.M.KUMAR

Execution of Award - Motor Accident Claims Tribunal - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Order 21 Rule 58; Hindu Succession Act, Section ... 6, Section 8 - The court discussed the execution of an award dated 7.6.1995 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the objections ... of the ancestral land could be attached to satisfy the claim petition. ... It is only the share of Bhagirath in the said ancestral coparacenary ....

Central Bank Of India VS Bhan General Store

1998 0 Supreme(P&H) 1288 • India - Punjab and Haryana

G.C.GARG

EXECUTION OF DECREE - ATTACHMENT AND SALE OF PROPERTY - LIABILITY OF HEIRS - ANCESTRAL PROPERTY - SECTION 53 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL ... of Section 52 of the Code and only extends to joint Hindu Family Property which devolves by survivorship. ... Ram and had been attached in execution of the decree was Joint Hindu family property. ... under Section 6 of the Hindu Successio....

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