Husband has No Share in Wife’s Inherited Parental Property: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that under Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, property inherited by a female Hindu from her parents devolves back to the heirs of her father if she dies intestate and childless.

The court held that in such cases, the husband or his heirs possess no legal right over the property.

The ruling arose from a dispute where a grandmother revoked a gift to her deceased, childless granddaughter and bequeathed to another.

The Court ruled the husband could not challenge this as he derived no title under the Act.

[Chikkala Devika Manasa v. The State of Andhra Pradesh]