Right to property :Right to property Men and woman both have a right to property Every woman has a right to acquire and hold property for herself in her own names If a woman has any property, she can do whatever she wants with it A woman has a right to receive her earnings herself and keep them or spend them as she wants A woman has every right to buy or sell property the same way as men have

Hindu Women’s Right to Property :Hindu Women’s Right to Property There is a law called Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which explains what will happen to the property of a Hindu Male or Female after his or her death. A Hindu male has a share in the family’s ancestral property by birth. Ancestral property is that property which a male Hindu gets from his ancestors. Women do not have a share in ancestral property by birth. They are entitled to get the expense of their food, shelter, clothing, education and marriage out of this property.

4 :A male Hidu can make a WILL of his share in ancestral property If he doesn’t make a Will of his share, then, upon his death, his share of the property will be divided amongst his Class 1 heirs. His heirs will be his:

5 :In case there is no person, specified as Class 1 heirs, then property will be dividede among Class 2 heirs A male can Will away his self-acquired property too. In that case, the property will be given to the persons mentioned in the Will. But if there is no Will then the self- acquired property of a Hindu male is also be divided amongst the above persons equally.

6 :It was prior to 1956, the female members were entitled only to enjoy the benefits of the property during their life time. Now they have a full right over their property. They can sell it, gift it or Will it away to whomsoever they wish. It is the right of the mother, grandmother, unmarried sisters, widowed sisters, widowed daughters-in-law and deserted sisters to stay in the family house as long as it is there.

7 :The jewellery and all presents that have been given to any lady member during her life time is called her STRIDHAN and belongs to her. She is the absolute owner of such Stridhan and can do as she wishes to do with it. If a Hindu woman dies without making a will, her property will also be divided among her/heirs according to the law. A woman’s class 1 heirs are her sons, her daughter who have died before her. If none of these relations are there, her property will go to her husband’s heir