Case Law Analysis
|Andhra Pradesh High Court
Section 6 Hindu Succession Act | Legitimate Children of Second Wife Entitled to Ancestral Property Despite Father’s Relinquishment Deed : AP HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld that legitimate children born to a second wife are entitled to equal shares in ancestral property under the Hindu Succession Act, irrespective of a relinquishment deed executed by their father. The ruling reinforces that such deeds cannot override statutory inheritance rights of lawful heirs, impacting property disputes involving blended families.