Stay updated with the latest inheritance news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on inheritance topics.
Kapur has spoken out about the ongoing dispute, calling it deeply painful and personal. She said that after the loss of her son, she now feels she is being pushed into a battle to protect what she and her husband created over decades. According to her, the situation is not just a legal fight but an emotional struggle over her family's legacy. Mumbai: RKapur has spoken out about the ongoing dispute, calling it deeply painful and personal. She said that after the loss of her son, she now feels sh ...Read More >
THE ALL India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill recently passed by the Gujarat Assembly, describing it as constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and fundamentally violative of religious freedom and civil liberties. Asserting that it would challenge legislation in the Gujarat High Court, the AIMPLB demanded an immediate halt to the implementation of the UCC in both Uttarakhand and Gujarat, and called for a comprehensive constitutional rev ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 7 (ANI): Telangana BJP President Ramchander Rao on Tuesday backed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that it is a long-standing ideological commitment of the Bharatiya Janata Party and necessary to ensure justice for women and marginalised communities. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks that "serious discussions" are taking place on issues like UCC and One Nation One Election (ONOE), Rao said, "The honourabl ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Welcoming the passage of the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, National Woman President of Vishva Hindu Raksha Parishad Yamuna Pathak on Saturday said a modern democracy cannot sustain different legal standards based solely on religion. She added that the UCC Bill reflects a constitutional vision aimed at ensuring equality before the law, rather than imposing uniformity. Speaking to ANI here, Yamuna Pathak said, "We support the UCC bill passed ...Read More >
Mahmora (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday described those who believe in Congress winning "crazy", days after the latter claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "controls" the CM. Speaking to ANI amid escalating political tensions ahead of the state assembly polls, Sarma dismissed the claims, stating, "He is crazy", intensifying the war of words between the BJP and Congress. This follows Gandhi's recent public rally in Jorhat, where he said, ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Saturday accused the Muslim Law Board of opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that its "intellectuals" should understand that UCC is not a "Hindu Civil Code." Speaking to ANI, Reddy highlighted the importance of UCC, adding that there cannot be two laws in the country at one time. Also Read | Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: PM Narendra Modi to Hold Key Strategy Meet With BJP Leade ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Saturday accused the Muslim Law Board of opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that its "intellectuals" should understand that UCC is not a "Hindu Civil Code." Speaking to ANI, Reddy highlighted the importance of UCC, adding that there cannot be two laws in the country at one time. "The Muslim Law Board is opposing the UCC bill passed in Gujarat. But the Muslim Law Board and the intell ...Read More >
The Punjab government has approved industrial reforms to simplify converting leasehold industrial plots and sheds into freehold. Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora said the conversion fee is set at 5 per cent, with a one-time stamp duty exemption for conversions completed by 30 April 2026. Measures also streamline documentation and post-allotment services. The Punjab government cleared a set of industrial reforms that changed how industrial plots and sheds were managed. Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Aro ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has approved major reforms to its existing policy to streamline the conversion of industrial plots and sheds from leasehold to freehold status, industries minister Sanjeev Arora said on Tuesday.The amended policy fixes the conversion fee at 5% and offers a 100% stamp duty exemption for all conversions completed by April 30, 2026.To expedite the transition, the govt has simplified documentation by replacing notarised affidavits with self-declarations and allowing bank ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the establishment of a dedicated Revenue Judicial Service Cadre for adjudication of land disputes across India. The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, calls for structural reforms in the existing system of land dispute resolution. The plea primarily urges the apex court to direct the Centre and State governments to constitute a specialised judicia ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the establishment of a dedicated Revenue Judicial Service Cadre for adjudication of land disputes across India. The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, calls for structural reforms in the existing system of land dispute resolution. The plea primarily urges the apex court to direct the Centre and State governments to constitute a specialised judicia ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims to have recovered documents pertaining to more than 50 immovable properties held in the name of family members of deputy inspector general Harcharan Singh Bhullar and suspected benami entities, the 2009 batch IPS officer in his statement of immovable property return (IPR) filed for the year 2024 mentioned only eight properties.These properties, as per the IPR, were held by Bhullar, his wife Tejinder Kaur, or jointly held by the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has allowed Priya Sachdev Kapur, widow of the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, to submit a statement of assets in a sealed cover in the ongoing inheritance dispute, citing the need for confidentiality in handling sensitive financial documentation. The case arises from a partition suit filed by Karisma Kapoor's children, Samaira Kapur and Kiaan Raj Kapur, over their father's estate. The dispute revolves around the distribution of Sunjay Kapur's assets and the righ ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing legal tussle over the inheritance of late Sunjay Kapur's Rs 30,000-crore estate, his ex-wife Karisma Kapoor's lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani said the actress doesn't want any wealth for herself. She is fighting for the rights of her children, Samaira and Kiaan, who are late Sunjay's kids and lawful inheritors of his wealth, said the lawyer. The senior advocate, representing the actress and her children, rubbished the claims made by Sunjay's widow Priya Sachdev about Karis ...Read More >
Mandhira Kapur, the sister of Sunjay J Kapur, speaks on NDTV ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Mandhira Kapur criticised harsh treatment of her family after her brother Sunjay Kapur's death in June * Sunjay and Mandhira's mother, Rani Kapur, alleges coercion to support daughter-in-law's nomination as director * Mandhira Kapur said family is still uncovering trust and shareholding details after Sunjay's death Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Hailing the state of Kerala and its cultural history, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor said that it is not "merely a line on the map" but a "western coast of India." Shashi Tharoor was speaking at the Council for Community Co-operation programme on Peace, Harmony and National Development in Kochi. Also Read | Bihar Special Intensive Revision Exercise: 95.92% Electors Covered; 6 More Days Still Left, Says Election Commission of India. The Congress MP ...Read More >
Women in tribal communities, and their legal heirs, are entitled to an equal share in ancestral property and assets, the Supreme Court said Thursday afternoon in a landmark judgement for gender equality amongst some of the most marginalised sections of society. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said depriving women of ancestral inheritance was both unfair and discriminatory, and a violation of their right to equality, pointing to Article 14, which guarantees equality b ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the judiciary must perform the role of a catalyst for the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons. He was speaking on Saturday at the launch event of a policy document on recommendations for queer inclusion in India's legal and social landscape, organised by Keshav Suri Foundation and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. "The judiciary must perform the role of a catalyst. India's legislative landscape for LGBTQIA+ reco ...Read More >
As Pushkar Singh Dhami completes four years in office this July, he has emerged as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) longest-serving Chief Minister in Uttarakhand -- a notable achievement in a state known for frequent leadership changes. From being a relatively untested choice in 2021 to gaining national attention with the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Dhami's tenure has been marked by high visibility and legislative activism.When Dhami took charge in July 2021, just months ah ...Read More >
BHOPAL: In a major legal blow to Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the Indian government's decision declaring his ancestral properties in Bhopal as 'enemy property' under the Enemy Property Act, 1958. The ruling could strip Khan of properties worth over ₹15,000 crore. The court's verdict follows a 2014 notice by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, which claimed ownership of key assets belonging to the Pataudi family. These include the historic Flag Staff H ...Read More >
In a significant legal blow to Saif Ali Khan, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected his long-pending petition against the government's move to designate his ancestral assets, worth Rs 15,000 crore, as "enemy property." In a major legal setback for Saif Ali Khan, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed his long-standing plea challenging the government's decision to classify his ancestral properties, valued at Rs 15,000 crore, as "enemy property." A trial court decision from 2000 that a ...Read More >
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a 25-year-old trial court's order in relation to Bhopal Nawab's properties dispute and remanded back to the trial Court for deciding it afresh. The descendants of Bhopal's Nawab Hamidullah Khan, who passed away in 1960, along with the heirs of his elder brother, Obaidullah Khan, initiated legal proceedings in 1999 to seek division and inheritance of the Nawab's private properties according to Muslim Per ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 28 (VOICE) The Muslim women have been empowered further by the Central government as they have been also included as members of the Waqf boards. Some of the key provisions of the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 are as follows: two Muslim women will continue to be included as members in both the State Waqf Boards (Section 14) and the Central Waqf Council (Section 9) to ensure Muslim women's empowerment and participation in waqf management. Also, the State Waqf Boards will now include o ...Read More >
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state to enforce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a common set of laws that subsume customary laws across faiths and govern issues such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and maintenance. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also launched the UCC portal to be used by people for registration of marriage, divorce, rights of inheritance, live-in relationship and its termination under the UCC, and released the rules that will govern implementation of the l ...Read More >
DEHRADUN: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in Uttarakhand starting January 2025. "All preparations for this have been completed. Once implemented, Uttarakhand will become the first state to implement such a law post-independence," said Dhami. He stated that in accordance with its commitment, the state govt completed groundwork for implementing the UCC. He mentioned that after the formation of the new govt in March 2 ...Read More >
In a historic ruling, Hong Kong's highest court upheld inheritance and public housing benefits for same-sex married couples, a decision that marks a major stride in the fight for gay rights in the region. Although Hong Kong does not recognize same-sex marriage, the verdict, reported by The New York Times, resolves two protracted legal disputes involving couples married overseas. One case involved Nick Infinger, who wed his husband in Canada. Their application for public housing in Hong Kong was ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.