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SC notice to UP, Uttarakhand on gender discriminatory laws

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 6 November 2024
The Supreme Court has requested responses from the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments regarding a petition challenging gender-biased inheritance laws. The petition highlights provisions that deny daughters their rightful share of parental property after marriage and widows their share in matrimonial property upon remarriage. The court seeks clarification on whether marital status should determine a woman's inheritance rights.
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