Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 8 Hindu Succession Act | Inherited Property Devolves as Tenancy-in-Common, Not Coparcenary: SC Bars Karta’s Alienation Power
The Supreme Court ruled that property inherited under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act vests as tenancy-in-common with definite shares, stripping the karta of authority to alienate it without consent. This clarifies succession rights for heirs, particularly daughters and step-relatives, and restricts unilateral property transactions under claims of legal necessity.