Wife, sons cannot claim share in father’s property during his lifetime: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that a husband's wife and sons cannot claim a share in his ancestral property while he is still alive. The court dismissed a plea by a woman and her two sons, who sought a share in the property owned by her husband. Justice Ashish Shroti clarified that the husband's wife is not considered a coparcener.

If accepted, only the two sons would be eligible to claim rights as coparceners. The court reasoned that the property became the husband's self-acquired property upon partition and therefore, the plaintiffs (wife and sons) could not claim a share during his lifetime.