Legal Articles Women’s property under Hindu Law December 6, 2021 by Lavanya Goinka | Leave a Comment Lavanya Goinka Women’s property was divided into two categories before the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 came into effect: Stridhan (or women’s property) and Women’s estate. The Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act of 1937 established a set of new inheritance rights on Hindu females, effectively raising the value of women’s wealth. The Hindu […] Read more » Stridhan Stridhan vis a vis dowry The Protection of Women Domestic Violence Act of 2005 Women’s Estate Women’s property under Hindu Law
