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Woman claims 2.5 acres was ancestral after stepmother sold it; why HC rejected plea

· 8 October 2026 · 2 min read
Woman claims 2.5 acres was ancestral after stepmother sold it; why HC rejected plea

The Times of India has reported a new India-focused supreme court development: “Woman claims 2.5 acres was ancestral after stepmother sold it; why HC rejected plea.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: <![CDATA[The Madras High Court held that the property was not ancestral but self-acquired. As a result, under Hindu law, the man and his mother were legally entitled to execute the gift settlement deed in favour of the man’s second wife, who could subsequently sell the property.

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