Section 2(2) Hindu Succession Act Bars Married Tribal Women From Claiming Father's Property, Needs Amendment: Rajasthan High Court

In a significant judgment advancing the cause of gender equality among Scheduled Tribes, the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, in the case titled Manni Devi v. State of Rajasthan & Ors., allowed a civil writ petition (CW-10638/2025), holding that the Scheduled Tribe daughters are entitled to seek succession rights in ancestral property, irrespective of the bar under Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Case arose from challenge to…