Husband Has No Share in Wife’s Inherited Parental Property Under Hindu Succession Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently clarified the legal position regarding property inherited by a female Hindu from her parents under Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act 1956. The Court held that if such a female Hindu dies intestate, the property shall devolve upon her father’s legal heirs and not upon her husband or his heirs. The judgment was delivered by Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao in a petition filed…