Manu Gupta v. Sujata Sharma

CitationRFA(OS) 13/2016 (Delhi HC DB)
Bench2-judge
Date of Decision4 December 2023
CategoryHUF Partition
Statutes Cited["Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Sections 4, 6, 14","Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005","Constitution of India - Article 14","Income Tax Act 1961"]

Ratio Decidendi

Hindu Law does not limit a woman's right to be Karta. Marriage does not terminate a daughter's coparcenary status in her father's HUF. Societal perceptions cannot deny rights conferred by the legislature.

Headnotes

["Division Bench affirms woman as Karta","Statutory enlargement of coparcenary rights includes management rights","Marriage does not terminate daughter coparcenary status","Societal or religious objections cannot override statutory equality","Sole qualification: being senior-most coparcener"]

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