https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1548 Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 grants a Hindu woman absolute ownership of property she acquires, including stridhana, excluding it from joint family property. The trial court found, on documentary and oral evidence, that Parwatevva purchased lands from income of gifted stridhana and her own funds, making them her self acquired property. The High Court's contrary view was reversed by the Supreme Court, which held that absent strong affirmative evidence to the contrary there is no presumption of joint family property and the burden to prove joint ownership rests on the claimant. en-us Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:03:50 +0530 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:03:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1548 Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 grants a Hindu woman absolute ownership of property she acquires, including stridhana, excluding it from joint family property. The trial court found, on documentary and oral evidence, that Parwatevva purchased lands from income of gifted stridhana and her own funds, making them her self acquired property. The High Court's contrary view was reversed by the Supreme Court, which held that absent strong affirmative evidence to the contrary there is no presumption of joint family property and the burden to prove joint ownership rests on the claimant. Articles Other Topics Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:03:50 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=1548