Legal Information by Sewadar Sunny Sachdeva
February 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
*Tirith Kumar V. Daduram (2024 SC)*
1. As per S.2(2), the HSA doesn’t apply to Schedule Tribes within Article 366(25) of the Constitution.
2. Still the Court has awarded a portion of the property to the daughter under the principle of equity, justice and good conscience (having noted that the father died in 1951, before HSA 1956).
3. SC reiterated the need to look into pathways to secure the right of survivorship to female tribals.