Married sisters win share in father’s properties

The Karnataka High Court recently ruled in favor of two married sisters, dismissing their brothers' claim to a share in their late father's government-granted land. According to the court, the Hindu Succession Act takes precedence over the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, granting married Hindu daughters a share in their father's land.

The brothers, Basavaraj and Mahadevappa, had argued that the land was neither ancestral nor joint family property, but rather tenanted lands granted by the government to their father. However, the court held that the daughters were entitled to their share based on established legal principles.