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Sons And Daughters Don’t Inherit Father’s Self-Acquired Property By Default: SC

Introduction Clarifying the distinction between ancestral and self-acquired property in Hindu law, the Supreme Court of India has held that the mere existence of sons and daughters in a joint Hindu family does not ipso

Acquiring Property Through A Compromise Decree In Divorce Case- Understanding Stamp Duty Implication

Introduction In a recent landmark judgment of Arun Rameshchand Arya vs. Parul Singh[1], the Supreme Court of India exempted a wife from paying stamp duty for a flat she acquired as part of a compromise