Dr. Pushpalata v. Ram Das HUF

Citation2025:DHC:251
Bench1-judge
Date of Decision23 January 2025
CategoryHUF Partition
Statutes Cited["Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 6","Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005","Special Marriage Act 1954 - Section 19","Registration Act 1908","Income Tax Act - Section 171"]

Ratio Decidendi

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.

Headnotes

["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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