Analysis On The Role, Rights, And Duties Of A Karta Under Hindu Joint Family
- IJLLR Journal
- Nov 18, 2023
- 1 min read
Mohammed Fareeduddin Siddiqui, University of Mumbai
1. ABSTRACT
The Hindu Joint Family is the standard state of Hindu society. A Hindu joint family consists of all the male members descended lineally from a common male ancestor, including their mothers, wives or widows, and unmarried daughters. A joint family is a group of relatives who live, eat, and do religious activities together.
Coparceners have equal rights on an ancestor's property by birth to only the male descendant (before 2005). However, a revolutionary Amendment was made to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which was read as The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 after the amendment was done. The daughter can be a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as the son. She can become a Karta of her Hindu Joint Family.
The head of the Hindu Joint Family is Karta. The Karta is the senior most elder member of the Hindu Joint Family. The manager, or Karta, is a key member of the Hindu Joint family as a whole. He has a significant role. It is impossible to compare the position he occupies to any office or institution in any other system in the world. Sui generis, which translates to "one of its kind" or "unique," describes his role.
Karta is in charge of managing the assets, finances, and legal matters for the Hindu Joint Family. It entails overseeing day-to-day operations and finances as well as defending the Hindu Joint Family in a range of court cases.
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