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Suresh, refused. Arun and Deepak claimed that the by sale, gift or inheritance. A person can sell or
house was bought from the joint money, while gift his property or any part thereof to any other
Roshan and Suresh claimed that the house was person or institution. It is in his right to make a
bought by Mohanlal alone out of his personal will specifying who will get that property in case
money, so they sought the eviction of Arun and of his death. The person to whom this property is
Deepak. given may or may not be his legal heir .

One day, hot discussion took place followed by In many cases, people die without making a will.
blows and gunfire. Arun lost his life, while Roshan In such a case, the property is inherited by the
lost his right leg. Injuries were received by other legal heir(s). The legal heirs of a person include
family members also. A First Information Report his/her spouse, sons, daughters and other
(FIR) was lodged with the police, which are now relatives. Under the new Inheritance Law, the
investigating the case. Deepak has also filed a civil rights of the sons and daughters have been
case for the partition of the house. brought on an equal footing; that is, they both
share the parental property equally.
When the civil case was brought before the District
Judge, he enquired from the Patwari about the In the case of the death of a person, the property
is inherited by his/her spouse, followed by the
details of the house. The Patwari showed the land
sons and daughters. In case of absence of spouse,
records and said that the house was one unit on the
name of Mohanlal, and no part of it had ever been sons and daughters of the deceased, the property
is inherited by his parents, brothers and sisters. In
transferred to anybody else.
case there is no legal heir to the property, the state
After questioning a number of witnesses and actual becomes the legal heir.
utilisation of the house, the District Judge ruled that
The person inheriting the property inherits it as
the house belonged to both Mohanlal and Sohanlal well as the debt; however, he inherits the debt to
equally, so the house should be partitioned
the extent not exceeding the value of the
between the two parties.
inheritance received by him.
However, the criminal case for murder and violence
continues in the Sessions Court, and a decision may Just Think!
not come in the near future.
New Inheritance Law Is the new Inheritance Law, a step towards
improving the status of women in society?
The property can pass from one person to another

v A district is an important unit of administration under the charge of a District Officer.

v The functions of a District Officer can be divided into five categories—law and order, land records and land
revenue, civic amenities and development, supervision of local self-governments, and relief work.

v The law and order is maintained in the district with the help of police organisation.
v A Patwari (Lekhpal) is an important link in matters pertaining to land records and land revenue.
v A district administration coordinates various agencies for providing and maintaining civic amenities and
development.
v The courts of law in a district can be divided into civil and criminal courts.
v The daughters have been brought at par with sons under the new Inheritance Law.

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