Supreme Court rules grandson cannot claim birthright in partitioned grandfather property
A bench of Justices Augustine George Masih and Sunita Agarwal ruled that property inherited after partition becomes individual property under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a grandson cannot claim a birthright or coparcenary share in his grandfather's ancestral property once it has been partitioned among legal heirs. The bench held that property inherited under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, becomes exclusive individual property, bringing legal certainty and protecting property transactions.
