A 3-Judge Supreme Court bench will be hearing the matter challenging the constitutional validity of sections 15 and 16 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 for final disposal.
The Government of India revoked Article 370 of the Constitution of India on August 6, 2019 and bifurcated the existing state of J&K into two Union Territories, namely UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh.
The Supreme Court today, in an important judgement, held that daughters will have right over parental property even if the father died before September 9, 2005 when the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 came into force.