1st Edition
Hindu Women's Property Rights in Rural India Law, Labour and Culture in Action
By Reena Patel
Copyright 2007
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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Hindu women in India have independent right of ownership to property under the Law of Succession (The Hindu Succession Act, 1956). However, during the last five decades of its operation not many women have exercised their rights under the enactment. This volume addresses the issue of Hindu peasant women's ability to effectuate the statutory rights to succession and assert ownership of their share... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; A conceptual map; The development of females' proprietory rights in Hindu law; Conversations: what women think; An evaluation of women's self-interest in the Hindu law of succession; Women, work and land rights; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Reena Patel
