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Indian Succession Act | How Does Wife's Property Devolve After Death? Supreme Court Explains Christian Inheritance
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The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30) clarified that under Christian succession law, a property purchased by a husband in the name of his wife remains the wife's exclusive property.
Consequently, upon her death, succession to such property must be determined based on her ownership and cannot be treated as the husband's estate for the purpose of applying Section 33 of the Indian Succession...