Breaking silence: Christian women’s inheritance rights under Indian Succession Act, 1925

Mishra, Archana (2014) Breaking silence: Christian women’s inheritance rights under Indian Succession Act, 1925. Chotanagpur Law Journal, 9 (9). pp. 1-30. ISSN 0973-5858

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Abstract

Diversity prevails in law of succession among Indian Christians. Christian constitute the third major population in India after Hindu and Muslim but still has been not able to act as influential group either socially or politically to draw sufficient attention of the Legislature to their problems in personal law particularly in field of succession. Majority of Christians are governed by the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (ISA, 1925) in matters of succession. The ISA, 1925 guided by patriarchal mindset allows unfairness to women in intestate succession. The irony is that the law framed more than one and a half century ago discriminating women in succession rights continues even today. The share of Christian widow fluctuates with the presence or absence of lineal descendants, she gets rights over entire property only in absence of distant kindred of the deceased husband extending upto great great uncle or great uncle’s son, widowed daughter-in-law has no right in her father-inlaws property.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Christian women | Inheritance right | Indian Succession Act, 1925
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Arts and Humanities > Religious studies
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Human Rights
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Gena Veineithem
Date Deposited: 19 Apr 2022 10:41
Last Modified: 19 Apr 2022 10:41
Official URL: https://cnlawcollege.ac.in/publications/journals
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/2460

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