INHERITED PROPERTY OF A FEMALE HINDU DYING ISSUELESS AND INTESTATE GOES BACK TO THE SOURCE: SUPREME COIURT The Supreme Court after referring to customary Hindu Law and also judicial pronouncements, observed that the right of a widow or daughter to inherit the self-acquired property or share received in the partition of a coparcenary property of a Hindu male dying intestate is well recognized not only under the old customary Hindu Law but also various judicial pronouncements. The Apex Court noted that the succession of the suit properties opened in 1967 upon the death of Kupayee Ammal. Therefore, the 1956 Act shall apply and thereby Ramasamy Gounder’s daughters being Class-I heirs of their father too shall be heirs and entitled to 1/5th share each in the suit properties. With a team of Law experts, Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in legal disputes. We are regularly involved in representation in the district and high courts in India.