In India, if a Hindu father does not make a will or will before his death, his daughter will get priority in inheritance of property. This was stated in the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India. A bench of Indian Supreme Court Justice S Abdul Nazir and Justice Krishna Murari on Thursday dismissed the order.
According to Indian media NDTV, the court ruled that if a person dies before making a will, who will inherit his property, his daughter will have more rights in his property than his brother’s children.
That bench of the apex court said that in case of death of a Hindu man before making a will, his property (acquired and inherited) would be distributed among all the heirs. But the daughter of the deceased will get priority in inheritance of property over her other relatives (brother’s children).
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