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One has to consider the rights of the sisters even before the amended Act 2005, i.e from the date of death of the father. It is not correct to assume that the daughters had no right at all in the joint family property before the Amendment Act, 2005. They had a right in the father's share along with mother and brothers after the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The only difference is that the Amendment Act gave them a larger right equal to that of the brother as a coparcener and not merely as a successor to the share of the father to be shared with the brothers and the mother as under the Hindu Succession Act, prior to amendment. It also requires notice that the mother's share out of the father's share in the joint family property will devolve on sons and daughters equally on her death , as it is her individual property.

But the right of the daughters prior to the Amendment Act demarcates their interest in the joint family property. Such right can be enforced on their demand for partition or on the occasion of partition. Since it appears that it has not been done, their right to this extent available on the pre-amendment law would remain with them.

But their right got enlarged, if they were unmarried under the State amendment which recognised the right of unmarried daughters in Andhra Pradesh with effect from September 5, 1985, Tamil Nadu with effect from March 25, 1989, Karnataka with effect from July 30, 1994 and Maharashtra with effect from June 22, 1984 with some other States following this law giving them equal right as the sons but confined only to the daughters who were unmarried as on the date on which the respective law came into force. But as stated earlier, if they had not asked for partition, their right will stand demarcated in the joint family property to be available to them on partition. But both married and unmarried daughters have a share out of mother's share, which will go to reduce the joint family property on mother's death.

The law in Tamil Nadu had already come into force on March 25, 1989, the unmarried sisters therefore have a right in the joint family property equal to that of the reader. If, on the other hand, as presumed by the reader, the property was not joint family property but the absolute property of the father, both married and unmarried daughters, after the Hindu Succession Act had come into force, would have equal right because the law would recognize succession of wife, mother, sons and daughters as Class-I heirs with equal right.

Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, would make no difference on succession prior to September 5, 2005, the date on which it had come into force.

These are matters of civil law relating to which broad aspects of succession law are indicated in view of frequent enquiries addressed to this column. The reader is advised to get competent legal advice on the Hindu succession law, if he needs it.

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பொது உபயோகத்திற்கு தேவைப்படாத அரசு நிலங்களை வீடு இல்லாதவர்களுக்கு நிலமாக தருவது தான் வீட்டு மனை நில ஒப்படை ஆகும். வீட்டு மனைக்கான விண்ணப்பங்களை தாசில்தாரிடம் கொடுக்க வேண்டும். வீட்டில் உள்ள பெண் உறுப்பினர்களின் பெயரில் தான் வீட்டு மனை நில ஒப்படை வழங்கப்படும். வீட்டு மனை ஒப்படை வருவாய் நிலை ஆணை எண் 21ன் கீழ் வழங்கப்படுகிறது. முதலில் வீட்டு மனை இல்லாதவர்களை அரசு கிராம வாரியாக பிரித்துக் கொள்கிறது. வீட்டு மனை கேட்டு வரும் மனுக்களின் தகுதி அரசால் ஆராயப்பட்டு விதிகளுக்கு ஏற்ப முன்னுரிமை அடிப்படையில் ஒழுங்குபடுத்தப் படுகிறது. ஆட்சேபனையற்ற அரசு நிலங்களே அரசால் தேர்வு செய்யப்படுகிறது. தகுதியான நிலங்கள் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டு அவை நில அளவையர் மூலம் ப்ளாட்டுகளாக பிரிக்கப்பட்டு கற்கள் நடப்படுகிறது. யாருக்கு முன்னுரிமை :- வறுமை கோட்டிற்கு கீழ் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு முன்னுரிமை அளிக்கப்படும் தற்போதைய ஆண்டு வருமானம் கிராமப்புறங்களில் ரூ. 30,000/-க்கும் குறைவாக உள்ளவர்களுக்கும், நகர்ப்புறங்களில் ரூ. 50,000/-க்கு‌ம் குறைவாக உள்ளவர்களுக்கும் நில ஒப்படை வழங்கப்படும். மேலும் வீட்டு மனை கோரும் நபர்களுக்கு வேறு வீட்டு மனைகளோ அல்லது வீடுகளோ இருக்கக்கூடாது என்பது முக்கிய நிபந்தனை ஆகும். மாநகராட்சிக்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் 1 சென்டும், நகராட்சிக்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் 1 1/2 சென்டும், கிராமப்புறங்களில் 3 சென்டும் அல்லது அதற்கு குறைவாகவும் நில ஒப்படை செய்யலாம். இது அதிகாரிகளின் முடிவை பொறுத்தது. அரசின் நிலங்களை இலவசமாக வாங்குபவர்களுக்கு 31.05.2000ன் படி குடும்ப ஆண்டு வருமானம் கிராமங்களுக்கு ரூ. 16,000/- நகரங்களுக்கு ரூ. 24,000/- என அரசு நிர்ணயித்துள்ளது. இந்த நில ஒப்படை அளவுகள் ஒரு சிறப்பு திட்டம் மூலமாக திருத்தப்பட்டு கிராமம் - 4 சென்ட், நகரம் - 2 1/2 சென்ட், மாநகரம் - 2 சென்ட் வரை வழங்கப்படும் என 2014ம் ஆண்டு அரசு ஆணை பிறப்பித்துள்ளது. புறம்போக்கு நிலம் :- நபர் ஒருவரால் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு செய்யப்பட்ட புறம்போக்கு நிலம் அரசுக்கு தேவைப்படாத போது, ஆக்கிரமிப்பு செய்த நிலத்தை வரன்முறை செய்து அந்த நபருக்கே அரசு தந்துவிடலாம். முன்பெல்லாம் 10 ஆண்டுகள் புறம்போக்கு இடத்தை அனுபவித்திருக்க வேண்டும் என அரசு ஆணை இருந்தது. பிறகு இது 5 ஆண்டுகளாக குறைக்கப்பட்டு தற்போது 3 ஆண்டுகள் குடியிருந்த ஆதாரங்களை சமர்பித்தாலே போதும் என அரசு ஆணை எண் - 43, 2010ம் ஆண்டு அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது. ஆனால் இந்த 3 ஆண்டு கால அளவு தொடர்பாக ஒரு வழக்கு சிவகாசி வரி செலுத்துவோர் சங்கம் சார்பில் சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றத்தில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட்டது. அந்த வழக்கில் " இந்த வழக்கு முடியும் வரை குடியிருப்பு கால வரம்பை 5 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பதிலாக 3 ஆண்டுகள் என குறைக்கப்பட்டதை செயல்படுத்தக்கூடாது என சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்துள்ளது. எனவே மேற்கண்ட உயர்நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவுப்படி தற்போது கால வரம்பு என்பது 5 ஆண்டுகள் தான்.
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Can Contempt lies against who withdraws Mutual Consent

After signing the agreement by mutual consent to file for divorce, will either of the partner face contempt proceedings if they have any 2nd thought? That is the question the Delhi HC asked recently while referring to a batch of 8 separate divorce petitions to a larger bench. There have been contradictory views in earlier rulings Justice Manmohan expressed some serious doubts on the practice of the courts hauling up spouses for contempt if they fail to honour their earlier stand of divorce by mutual consent during the 6 month “cooling off” period. Section 13 B of the Hindu Marriage Act allows for ‘divorce by mutual consent’ in a 2 step process. The 1st motion of divorce can be filed by a couple if they haven’t been living together for at least one year. After this, the law mandates a “waiting period or cooling off period” of 6 to 18 months. When this period ends, the spouses can either withdraw their consent, & attempt to continue their married life, or file the 2nd motion for divorce, after this their separation is finalized. Even in the case of a “contested divorce”, where there’s a criminal complaint filed by either of the spouses or any 1 of them comes to court for a divorce against the other’s will- the couple gets a waiting period to resolve the differences. During this period of mediation, if the partners agree to the terms of getting mutual separation, then they file a plea for divorce by mutual consent. Say, a couple has filed a divorce petition under Sec. 13B(1) (divorce by mutual consent) or a motion under Section 13B(2) of the Act or both, but then 1 of them decides to change their mind in view of the option to renege/reconsider their decision of taking divorce by mutual consent under Section 13 B(2) of the Act”. the question is whether they should be held liable for contempt? It was raised before the single Bench of the Delhi High Court recently. The Apex Court, and Benches of Mumbai High Court and Delhi High Court earlier have given differing judgments on finality of agreement in the divorce mediations. In one case, the wife had refused to file the 2nd motion through mutual consent for divorce, after receiving part payment of the alimony, as she had “changed her mind” about the terms of custody for her child. The High Court had said that the “erring spouse” can’t be allowed to “take any advantage” of the option allowed in the cases of divorce by mutual consent. Citing many “contradicting judgments”, Justice Manmohan expounded that since Apex Court has held that the “consent” for divorce must “continue till date of the decree”, the right of parties to change their minds cannot be taken away. By Team Daniel & Daniel 9884883318

How to get Patta in Chennai

Normally when the property is registered by the Purchaser in the registrar office he/she also signs the Patta name transfer document along with his/her sale deed.  This is initialed by the registrar and sent to the revenue office.  But this never happens by itself.  The patta name transfer never happens automatically.  We as a responsible purchaser should follow up with revenue office.  We should approach the surveyor or the deputy Tahsildar for the  obtaining the patta.  We should produce all the sale deed documents and Encumbrance Certificate  of the property.  After verification of the sale deed the surveyor will come to the site for measurement and survey of the property.  After this process he will update the govt records and issue the patta in the name of the present owner.  
 We can also check the “A” register of land records about the type like Nanjai, Punjai, Residential, Industrial and Heavy industry .  If there is any acquisition proceedings underway they may not issue the patta.  Instead they issue a notification of acquisition to the person concerned.  If it is so compensation to the guideline price only given to the customer.  In special case pattas are given to govt lands according to the GO passed by the Govt.  For the weaker section Govt may now and then announce free patta for 1 to 3 cent of land according to the area.  

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Real Estate bill fixes the duties of the Promoter and the Buyer

On registration, the promoter shall upload details of the project on the website of the RERA including the number and types of properties for sale, and quarterly updates on the status of the project. In addition, the promoter must make the site and layout plans of the project, and the schedule of completion of the project available to the buyer.

In case a buyer incurs a loss because of false advertising, and wishes to withdraw from the project, the promoter must return the amount collected, with interest.

70% of the amount collected for the project from buyers must be used only for construction of that project. The state government can change this amount to less than 70%. The promoter shall not accept more than 10% of the total cost of the property as an advance payment without entering into a written agreement.

The promoter shall: (a) obtain a completion certificate from the relevant authority, (b) form an association or society of buyers, and (c) provide essential services till the association of buyers takes over the maintenance of the project. If the promoter is unable to give possession of the property, he shall be liable to return the amount received by him for the property, with interest.

The allottee to obtain stage-wise time schedule of project and claim possession as per promoter declaration. He is also entitled to refund with interest and compensation for default by the promoter. On their part, allottees must make payments and fulfil responsibilities as per agreement.

The buyer must make required payments within the term specified in the agreement signed with the promoter. He will be liable to pay interest for any delay in payment. Buyers must participate towards the formation of an association/society/cooperative society.

The Author Advocate Mr.K.P.Satish Kumar M.L. is the leading civil lawyer in Chennai.

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Right of women seeking equal share in ancestral property

In a ruling that will restrict the right of women seeking equal share in ancestral property, the Supreme Court has said that the 2005 amendment in Hindu law will not give property rights to a daughter if the father died before the amendment came into force. The court held that the amended provisions of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, could not have retrospective effect despite it being a social legislation. The court said the father would have had to be alive on September 9, 2005, if the daughter were to become a co-sharer with her male siblings. 

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, originally did not give daughters inheritance rights in ancestral property. They could only ask for a right to sustenance from a joint Hindu family. But this disparity was removed by an amendment to the Act on September 9, 2005. The apex court judgment has now added another disqualification for women regarding their right of inheritance. Until now, they could not ask for a share if the property had been alienated or partitioned before December 20, 2004, the date the Bill was introduced. This judgment makes it imperative for the father to have been alive when the amendment came into force. Settling the law in the wake of a clutch of appeals arising out of high court judgments, a bench of Justices Anil R Dave and Adarsh K Goel recently held that the date of a daughter becoming coparcener (having equal right in an ancestral property) is “on and from the commencement of the Act”. The bench overruled the view taken by some high courts that the amendment being a gender legislation that aimed at according equal rights to the daughter in ancestral property by removing discrimination, should be applied retrospectively. Interpreting statutory provisions, the top court shot down the argument that a daughter acquires right by birth, and even if her father had died prior to the amendment, the shares of the parties were required to be redefined. “The text of the amendment itself clearly provides that the right conferred on a ‘daughter of a coparcener’ is ‘on and from the commencement’ of the amendment Act. In view of plain language of the statute, there is no scope for a different interpretation than the one suggested by the text,” it said. Further, there is neither any express provision for giving retrospective effect to the amended provision nor necessary intent, noted the court, adding “even a social legislation cannot be given retrospective effect unless so provided for or so intended by the legislature”. About applicability of the amendment to the daughters born before it was brought, the bench held that the new law would apply irrespective of the date of birth. “All that is required is that the daughter should be alive and her father should also be alive on the date of the amendment,” it said. The court also held that alienation of ancestral property, including its partition, which may have taken place before December 20, 2004, in accordance with the law applicable at that time, would remain unaffected by the 2005 amendment, and those partitions can no longer be reopened by daughters. 


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