Analysis Of The Hindu Women's Property Rights: Retrospectively And Prospectively

Sumukh Aggarwal & Surabhi Singh, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University

ABSTRACT

We always heard these sayings often that "money can't buy happiness" or property, money all these are materialistic things having no value" but all these are philosophical things because when we enter into the real world, situations are quite unlike from above statements. No doubt, these material items are not everything, but they are significant and necessary to sustain good life and if someone is deprived of right to get property then we are making such person deprive from its right to life.

Now, the victims are women who are deprived from their right to property from time immemorial and in such matters they always used to be treated as inferior in comparison to men. In ancient times, medieval society and even in modern era (mainly pre independence era) also women are always used to be treated as secondary member of the society whether it is religious matter, social matter, or economic issue. However, the new era of modernisation or post-independence bring some reforms as women are empowering themselves and excelling in the fields which were previously dominated by the male class.

Today through The Hindu succession act 1956, Amendment of 2005 and Judgement delivered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the various High Courts decisively transform the status of women from 'victim' to 'victor'. The cases like Vineeta Sharma case and Arunachala Gounder case have truly widened the scope of the laws which are implemented for the securing and enhancing the status of the women which we would see below.