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Right of married and unmarried sister in father property
31-Mar-2023 (In Property Law)
Iam muslim i have my father property 2400sqFeet i have 9 sisters 4 brothers all are married out of 9 sister to have expired in which 9 sister my father had married only 3 sister all 6 sisters iam the youngest son taken complete responsibility til there marraiage now they want share from my father property
A Muslim cannot bequeath more than one-third of his or her total property. However, if a woman has no blood relations and her husband the only heir, then she can will two-thirds of her property in his favour.
§ If all heirs claiming the property are equally near in terms of the relation to the deceased, they all have an equal share in the property. A closer heir excludes the more distant one.
§ A woman is entitled to inherit property as a daughter, widow, grandmother, mother, or sons daughter.
§ A widow is entitled to one-eighth share of her husbands property when there are children and one-fourth share when there are none. § A daughter gets half of whatever share her brother gets. In case she has no brother, she is entitled to a share of half the property.
§ A mother will get one-third share of her sons property when there are no children and one-sixth when there are children.
§ The maternal grandmother will get one-sixth the share of the total property only if there is no mother or grandfather. The paternal grandmother gets a share only if there is no father or grandfather.
§ If all heirs claiming the property are equally near in terms of the relation to the deceased, they all have an equal share in the property. A closer heir excludes the more distant one.
§ A woman is entitled to inherit property as a daughter, widow, grandmother, mother, or sons daughter.
§ A widow is entitled to one-eighth share of her husbands property when there are children and one-fourth share when there are none. § A daughter gets half of whatever share her brother gets. In case she has no brother, she is entitled to a share of half the property.
§ A mother will get one-third share of her sons property when there are no children and one-sixth when there are children.
§ The maternal grandmother will get one-sixth the share of the total property only if there is no mother or grandfather. The paternal grandmother gets a share only if there is no father or grandfather.
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