Rights of ‘members’ of an HUF stay extraordinarily restricted

What is the standing of the spouse of the grandson in a Hindu undivided household (HUF)?

—Shiv Kumar Jha

An HUF includes 4 generations of lineal descendants of a standard ancestor, and contains their wives and daughters in numerous capacities. Each of those events has totally different rights. The grandson would benefit from the standing of a coparcener of the HUF (assuming the HUF was shaped by his grandfather or his nice grandfather)—he has a proper at start over the HUF property, together with the precise to ask for a partition. The partner of the grandson, nonetheless, will solely benefit from the standing of a “member” of the HUF. As a member of the HUF, the partner of the grandson is entitled to fundamental upkeep from the HUF (which incorporates meals, shelter, clothes, medical help, and many others.) upon the demise of her husband, and even then on the discretion of the Karta. Her rights are extraordinarily restricted, if in any respect.

Once an individual submits a replica of a registered reward deed with a protecting letter, new membership kind and share certificates, how does the society go about regularizing his or her membership within the society?

—Name withheld on request

In Maharashtra, the society member is required to submit a photocopy of the registered reward deed together with the society switch types as prescribed below the provisions of the bye legal guidelines of the society. Upon the receipt of such an utility, the secretary of the committee is required to scrutinize the appliance and convey to note any shortcomings within the utility. Thereafter, the secretary is required to position the appliance earlier than the assembly of the managing committee or the final physique of society held subsequent after the receipt of such an utility.

The basic physique, or the committee, because the case could also be, is required to take a choice concerning admission of the appliance as a member in such assembly and talk the identical to the member inside three months from the appliance’s date of receipt.

Rishabh Shroff is accomplice, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.

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