Hindu Succession Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
equal inheritance rights for daughters
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Hindus
gptkbp:associated_with legal reforms
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkb:Hindu_Women's_Rights_to_Property_Act,_1937
gptkbp:enforces courts_in_India
gptkbp:established rules for intestate succession
gptkbp:governs inheritance rights
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on sociologists
gptkbp:has_implications_for social justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hindu Succession Act
gptkbp:impact property distribution
gptkbp:includes provisions for wills
gptkbp:influenced customary laws
gptkbp:instrument social reform
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Hindu_law
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for women's empowerment
family disputes
property ownership rights.
property claims
gptkbp:is_a_source_of legal precedents
family law cases
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of academic research
legal education
public debate
judicial interpretation
government policy discussions
women's_rights_in_India
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for women's rights
gptkbp:is_essential_for gender equality
cultural identity
property rights
gptkbp:is_linked_to cultural practices
gptkbp:is_part_of personal law system
Indian_legal_system
gptkbp:is_referenced_in law students
judges
legal practitioners
gptkbp:is_studied_in legal journals
gptkbp:is_used_in legal cases
law textbooks
legal_arguments
gptkbp:judgingCriteria law commissions
gptkbp:legal_principle inheritance disputes
gptkbp:legalStatus property rights disputes
gptkbp:legislation Hindu_family_law
gptkbp:mandates adopted children
gptkbp:provides equal rights to daughters
rights of widows
gptkbp:recognizes joint family property
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Hindu_Marriage_Act
land ownership
estate planning
gptkbp:relatedTo other succession laws
gptkbp:suitableFor gptkb:India
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in gender equity initiatives
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1956