Court :
Supreme Court of India
Brief :
Female heirs of a Hindu governed by the Dayabhaga School of Hindu Law dying intestate could not impress upon their inherited property the character of joint family property. The properties inherited from her husband was assessable in the hands of the assessee in the status of individual. It means that female members of a HUF cannot form HUF on the basis of contract among themselves.
Citation :
APPEAL (CIVIL) 5450-5451 OF 1997
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