ANALYSIS OF INTESTATE SUCCESSION TO A FEMALE U/S 15 OF HINDU SUCCESSION ACT FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE by Savio P Xavier & Lenna Joshy
Author: Savio P Xavier, Student at NMIMS School of Law, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Co-Author: Lenna Joshy, Student at Government Law College Thrissur, Kerala. INTRODUCTION The problem of intestate succession to a hindu female got some importance before 1956 because in the majority of the cases only a limited interest in property was enjoyed by women back then. Even though few exceptions existed, mostly known as stridhana as described in Shatri…