{
  "id": 5777873,
  "title": "Mumbai Consumer Commission Upholds Recovery From Daughters For Father’s ₹4.40 Lakh Liability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/mumbai-consumer-commission-upholds-recovery-from-daughters-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T13:35:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-consumer-commission-upholds-recovery-from-daughters-for-fathers-440-lakh-liability"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent ruling, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed an appeal made by Prerana Dawda and Tanya Dawda against the recovery proceedings initiated to settle a debt owed by their deceased father. The sisters sought to avoid liability by claiming that the property in question was not inherited from their father, Shailesh Dawda, but they failed to provide evidence supporting their claim. The mother, Padma Dawda, had transferred the property to the daughters in 2022, making them legal heirs for the purpose of the recovery proceedings. The commission rejected the daughters' contention that their personal properties could not be attached for the deceased's liabilities, stating that their mother's transfer of the flats made them legally liable.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 5, 2026: The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed a challenge filed by two daughters against recovery proceedings initiated to recover money allegedly owed by their deceased father, holding that they could not escape liability after receiving properties from their mother, who was herself the legal heir of the deceased. The commission dismissed…",
  "key_points": [
    "Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Commission dismisses appeal",
    "Daughters Padma Dawda and sisters Prerana Dawda, Tanya Dawda held liable",
    "Property transfer in 2022 makes them legally responsible for father's debt"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}