[{"id":"stat005","short_title":"Indian Evidence Act, 1872","act_number":"Act No. 1 of 1872","year":1872,"category":"evidence","status":"repealed","key_sections":"[\"S.91 - Evidence when terms of contract/disposition reduced to document\",\"S.92 - Exclusion of oral evidence\",\"S.101 - Burden of proof (general)\",\"S.104 - Burden of proving fact to be proved to make evidence admissible\",\"S.110 - Presumption as to ownership (burden of proof for joint family)\",\"S.114 - Court may presume existence of certain facts\"]","relevance_note":"Repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023) w.e.f. 01.07.2024. Provisions still applicable to proceedings instituted before 01.07.2024.","total_pages":60,"r2_key":"statutes/Indian_Evidence_Act_1872.pdf"},{"id":"stat002","short_title":"Transfer of Property Act, 1882","act_number":"Act No. 4 of 1882","year":1882,"category":"property","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"S.5 - Transfer of property defined\",\"S.6 - What may be transferred\",\"S.44 - Transfer by coparceners\",\"S.53A - Part performance\",\"S.54 - Sale defined (registered instrument required)\",\"S.118 - Exchange defined (same mode as sale)\",\"S.122 - Gift defined\",\"S.123 - Transfer how effected\"]","relevance_note":"Critical for HUF property transfers and partition. S.44 governs transfer by one of several co-owners. S.53A (part performance) is a common defence in partition suits. S.54 requires registered instrument for immovable property sale. S.118 applies sale provisions to exchange of immovable property.","total_pages":46,"r2_key":"statutes/Transfer_of_Property_Act_1882.pdf"},{"id":"stat003","short_title":"Code of Civil Procedure, 1908","act_number":"Act No. 5 of 1908","year":1908,"category":"procedure","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"Order VII - Plaint\",\"Order VIII - Written Statement (Rules 1-10)\",\"Order VIII Rule 1 - Filing of WS\",\"Order VIII Rule 2 - New facts must be specifically pleaded\",\"Order VIII Rule 3 - Denial must be specific\",\"Order VIII Rule 4 - Evasive denial\",\"Order VIII Rule 5 - Specific denial required\",\"S.9 - Courts to try all civil suits\",\"S.11 - Res judicata\",\"Order I Rule 10 - Addition of parties\",\"Order XXVI Rule 13 - Partition suits - preliminary decree\"]","relevance_note":"ESSENTIAL for Written Statement drafting. Order VIII governs Written Statements — Rules 1-10 prescribe format, mandatory denials, new facts pleading, verification. Order VII governs Plaints. Order XXVI Rule 13 deals with partition suit decrees. S.11 on res judicata frequently arises in HUF partition disputes.","total_pages":347,"r2_key":"statutes/Code_of_Civil_Procedure_1908.pdf"},{"id":"stat004","short_title":"Registration Act, 1908","act_number":"Act No. 16 of 1908","year":1908,"category":"registration","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"S.17 - Documents of which registration is compulsory\",\"S.17(1)(b) - Documents creating/taking away rights in immovable property\",\"S.49 - Effect of non-registration\",\"S.49(c) - Inadmissible as evidence if unregistered\"]","relevance_note":"Relevant for validity of partition deeds, exchange deeds, sale deeds, and gift deeds in HUF property. S.17 mandates registration for documents affecting immovable property. S.49 bars unregistered documents from being received as evidence. Oral partition valid but if reduced to writing, must be registered.","total_pages":64,"r2_key":"statutes/Registration_Act_1908.pdf"},{"id":"stat008","short_title":"Indian Succession Act, 1925","act_number":"Act No. 39 of 1925","year":1925,"category":"succession","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"Part VI - Testamentary Succession (applicable to Hindus via HSA S.30)\",\"S.59 - Who may make will\",\"S.63 - Execution of unprivileged wills\",\"S.74 - Effect of obliteration/alteration\",\"S.90 - Presumption of due execution\",\"S.118 - Bequests to religious/charitable purposes\"]","relevance_note":"Governs testamentary succession for Hindus (via HSA S.30). Part VI on Wills is applicable when HUF property is bequeathed by will. S.63 prescribes execution requirements for wills. Relevant when partition disputes involve property disposed by will rather than by survivorship.","total_pages":103,"r2_key":"statutes/Indian_Succession_Act_1925.pdf"},{"id":"stat007","short_title":"Hindu Marriage Act, 1955","act_number":"Act No. 25 of 1955","year":1955,"category":"family","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"S.5 - Conditions for valid Hindu marriage\",\"S.11 - Void marriages\",\"S.12 - Voidable marriages\",\"S.13 - Divorce\",\"S.25 - Permanent alimony and maintenance\",\"S.26 - Custody of children\",\"S.27 - Disposal of property\"]","relevance_note":"Relevant for HUF disputes involving matrimonial property division, maintenance claims, and legitimacy of children (affecting coparcenary rights). S.27 on disposal of property in matrimonial proceedings may intersect with HUF partition claims.","total_pages":14,"r2_key":"statutes/Hindu_Marriage_Act_1955.pdf"},{"id":"stat001","short_title":"Hindu Succession Act, 1956","act_number":"Act No. 30 of 1956","year":1956,"category":"succession","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"S.4 - Overriding effect\",\"S.6 - Devolution of interest in coparcenary property (amended 2005)\",\"S.8 - General rules of succession for males\",\"S.9 - Order of succession among heirs\",\"S.10 - Distribution among Class I heirs\",\"S.14 - Property of female Hindu to be absolute property\",\"S.19 - Mode of succession (per capita, tenants-in-common)\",\"S.22 - Preferential right to acquire property\",\"S.30 - Testamentary succession\",\"Schedule - Class I and Class II heirs\"]","relevance_note":"PRIMARY statute for HUF partition disputes. S.6 (as amended 2005) grants daughters equal coparcenary rights by birth. S.8 governs intestate succession for male Hindus. S.14 makes female Hindu property absolute. S.19 mandates per capita succession as tenants-in-common. The Schedule lists Class I heirs (son, daughter, widow, mother etc.) and Class II heirs.","total_pages":15,"r2_key":"statutes/Hindu_Succession_Act_1956.pdf"},{"id":"stat006","short_title":"Limitation Act, 1963","act_number":"Act No. 36 of 1963","year":1963,"category":"limitation","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[\"S.3 - Bar of limitation\",\"S.5 - Extension of prescribed period in certain cases\",\"S.6 - Legal disability (minor/insane)\",\"S.27 - Extinguishment of right to property\",\"Art.65 - For possession of immovable property (12 years)\",\"Art.109 - Suit for partition by coparcener (as per article applicable)\",\"Art.110 - Suit by Hindu governed by Mitakshara for possession after partition (12 years)\",\"Art.113 - Residuary article (3 years)\"]","relevance_note":"Governs time limits for filing partition suits and property claims. Art.65 provides 12-year limitation for possession of immovable property. Art.110 is specific to Mitakshara Hindu partition suits (12 years from exclusion). S.27 extinguishes property rights after limitation period. S.6 protects minors in HUF disputes.","total_pages":24,"r2_key":"statutes/Limitation_Act_1963.pdf"},{"id":"stat009","short_title":"Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023","act_number":"Act No. 47 of 2023","year":2023,"category":"evidence","status":"in_force","key_sections":"[{\"section\":\"57\",\"title\":\"Admissibility of electronic records\",\"relevance\":\"Electronic documents including emails, WhatsApp messages, bank statements now admissible with certificate u/S.63\"},{\"section\":\"63\",\"title\":\"Certificate for electronic record\",\"relevance\":\"Replaces old S.65B certificate requirement. Certificate authenticating electronic record must accompany the document\"},{\"section\":\"22\",\"title\":\"Oral evidence when it relates to electronic record\",\"relevance\":\"Oral evidence of electronic record shall be proved by primary evidence\"},{\"section\":\"39\",\"title\":\"Relevancy of entries in books of account\",\"relevance\":\"HUF account books and income tax records admissible\"},{\"section\":\"85\",\"title\":\"Presumption as to maps, charts and plans\",\"relevance\":\"Property maps and survey records carry presumption of accuracy\"},{\"section\":\"17-21\",\"title\":\"Admissions\",\"relevance\":\"Admissions by party or authorized agent, including in previous proceedings like CS(OS) 1965/2006\"}]","relevance_note":"Replaces Indian Evidence Act 1872 w.e.f. 01.07.2024. Relevant for all court proceedings including HUF partition suits. Key changes: electronic evidence provisions strengthened (S.57-65), oral evidence digitally recorded (S.22-26), admissibility of electronic records expanded.","total_pages":null,"r2_key":null}]