1st Feb, 2016
Women can be Karta of family: Delhi HC
Delhi HC in its landmark verdict said that the eldest female member of a family can be its “Karta".
"Karta" denotes managership of a joint family and is traditionally inherited by men.
The Karta occupies a position superior to that of other members and has full authority to manage property, rituals or other crucial affairs of the family. These include taking decisions on sale and purchase of family assets, mutation of property etc.
Amendments to the Hindu Succession Act in 2005 introduced section 6 that levelled the playing field for women.
The HC ruling is important because it takes the 2005 reform in the Act to its logical conclusion.
While the amendment restricted itself to providing women equal inheritance rights, the verdict now allows them to manage property and rituals of a joint family.
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