Daughter Not Entitled to Inherit Property of Mitakshara Hindu Father Who Died Before 1956 If Son Survives: Chhattisgarh High Court

In a crucial ruling on inheritance rights under traditional Hindu law, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a daughter cannot inherit her father’s self-acquired property if he died prior to 1956, and a son is alive. This decision, delivered by Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas in Second Appeal No. 178 of 2014, reinforces the principles of the Mitakshara school of Hindu law, which governed succession before the enactment of the…