Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Step-Daughter Not Entitled to Inherit from Step-Mother Under Hindu Succession Act. Section 15(2)(b) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 restricts inheritance of property inherited by a female Hindu from her husband to heirs of the husband, excluding step-daughters....
The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court arising from a partition suit. The plaintiff, claiming to be a daughter of Gajiram Bhise, sought partition and separate possession of pro...




