Marrying a person of another faith does not result in automatic religious conversion. A Hindu woman married to a Muslim under Special Marriage Act retains Hindu status and HUF rights. Pre-20.12.2004 registered partitions protected from 2005 Amendment.
["Interfaith marriage does not extinguish HUF property rights","No automatic religious conversion on marriage","HUF can exist with self-acquired assets in common pool","Pre-20.12.2004 registered partitions protected from 2005 Amendment","Plaintiff entitled to 1/5th share preliminary decree granted"]
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Delhi High Court - Orders
Dr. Pushpalata & Anr vs Ram Das Huf Through Its Karta Dr. Ram Das & ... on 4 November, 2025
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ RFA(OS) 24/2025, CM APPL. 25325/2025 (35 days delay in
filing appeal), CM APPL. 25326/2025 (stay) & CM APPL.
68544/2025 (Cross Objections U/O 41 Rule 22 CPC )
DR. PUSHPALATA & ANR. .....Appellants
Through: Mr. Varun Nischal, Mr. Rajat
Manchanda, Ms. Megha Gaur,
Ms. Sakshi Sharma, Advs.
versus
RAM DAS HUF THROUGH ITS KARTA DR. RAM DAS &
ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Rikky Gupta, Adv.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN
SHANKAR
ORDER
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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.
HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J.
NOVEMBER 04, 2025/ v
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