Can a Hindu Woman can claim her right to property purchased in her name from her own capital with the help of Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act 1956, in an on-going case filed by her brother-in-law trying to club her property into HUF; as my lawyer has refused to apply this law in my case saying that the Hindu Succession Act 1956 in general applies only in case of succession/inheritance.
I would be grateful if U could throw light on the matter and more importantly on Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act 1956 - whether it can be used by a Hindu Woman to claim her rights on her property OR is it only for property from succession / inheritance.
Because as per my lawyer, if it is only for succession/ineritance then how does this apply -
"The Hindu Succession Act 1956 specifies the property rights of women. According to the provisions of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, absolute rights are conferred to women in any property possessed by her. The act gives unfettered rights to women, including the right to dispose the property off. The property can be both movable as well as immovable. The property may have been acquired by inheritance, gift, partition, in lieu of maintenance, arrears of maintenance, demise, purchase, prescripttion, or in any other manner."
