Vineeta Sharma vs Rakesh Sharma

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1. News12 Aug 2020

   Supreme Court gives equal inheritance right to daughters from 1956

   India News: The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment on Tuesday cleared the legal cobwebs to declare that daughters will have inheritance rights equal to...

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   The Supreme Court decided daughters have the same rights to inherit family property as sons.

   Who:

   The Supreme Court of India is the judicial body that made this ruling involving Vineeta Sharma and Rakesh Sharma.

   When:

   Reported on 12 Aug 2020.

   Where:

   Supreme Court of India, Delhi.

   Why:

   The court determined that daughters should have equal inheritance rights starting from the year 1956.

   What it means:

   This ruling ensures daughters are treated equally to sons regarding family property rights regardless of the date.

   The Times of India
2. News11 Aug 2020

   Daughter’s equal right to ancestral property — here’s what landmark SC judgment says

   New Delhi: In a landmark judgment Tuesday, the Supreme Court held that daughters will have equal coparcenary rights in Hindu Undivided Family properties,...

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   The Supreme Court decided daughters have equal rights to ancestral property as sons.

   Who:

   Vineeta Sharma and Rakesh Sharma are the people in the case, and the Supreme Court of India is the court.

   When:

   Reported on 11 Aug 2020.

   Where:

   Supreme Court of India, Delhi.

   Why:

   The court ruled that a daughter is a coparcener, or a joint legal heir, by birth regardless of when she was born.

   What it means:

   Daughters now have the same rights to inherit family property as sons regardless of the date of the law.

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