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My grandmother recived cash from proeeds of sale of property willed by her deceased brother,this was further shared by her to her 3 children of whom one is my mother. i am her only child . my question is do i have legal right to a share of the money?
Asked 8 years ago in Property Law
Religion: Hindu

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12 Answers

No you don't have any right over your mother share as any property in hand of hindu female is her own and she can alienate same on her wish.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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179 Consultations

Hello,

No you do not have any legal right in the said share of property and you can not claim the same from your mother as a matter of right.

regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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377 Consultations

You have no legal right on said money inherited by your mother

2) your mother is at liberty to spend the money or gift or bequeath it ti whomso ever she pleases

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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8163 Consultations

1. If your mother is alive then she is the sole owner of all her movable and immovable properties during her lifetime and can do whatever she wants to with her said properties.

2. You can have your legal right on her above properties only in case of her demise intestate.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

You have no right to receive any amount legally from your mother as the property was inherited through bill and the amount was paid to her as her share.

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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23 Consultations

First of all your mother herself is not having right for any share in that sale consideration amount received out of the sale of immovable property by your grandmother.

It was just a indication of her love and affection by your grandmother towards her own children, it can be treated as gift.

Therefore you cannot claim any share in that money received by your mother from her mother as a right.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2506 Consultations

Hi

1) Any property belonging to a woman is her absolute property vide section 14 of Hindu succession Act.

2) More so In your case since your mother has received cash from her mother, the property is maternal.

3) In general under hindu succession act, grand sons can claim a share of paternal (Great Grand father, Grand father, father, son) ancestral property as long as it is not partitioned.

4) In your case, you cannot stake a claim on the money received by your mother during her life time under Hindu Succession Act.

Rajgopalan Sripathi
Advocate, Hyderabad
2174 Answers
394 Consultations

It is your mother's discretion to give a part of the cash or in full to you and you don't have any legal rights over the cash which your mother received.

Rajaganapathy Ganesan
Advocate, Chennai
2300 Answers
8 Consultations

Yes, you are entitled to inheritance through your mother, as you claim to be her only legal heir.

Swaminathan Neelakantan
Advocate, Coimbatore
3081 Answers
20 Consultations

No, only after your mother demise, u can claim.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23085 Answers
31 Consultations

- As per Sec 14 of Hindu succession act , any property possessed by a female Hindu, whether acquired before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be held by her as full owner thereof and not as a limited owner.

- Hence, your mother is the sole owner of all her movable and immovable properties during her lifetime and can do whatever she wants to do , ie. even she can gift the same to any one as per her wish .

- During her life time , you have no authority to get any share against her wish.

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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243 Consultations

If your mother has got a Share in the said property then you will have share in the same provided your mom is willing to give you.

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34670 Answers
249 Consultations

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