Greetings,

My name is Deepak and am new to the forum.

I require some advice w.r.t ancesteral property under the Hindu succession act.

My wife’s family has property in kerala. It is in her father’s mother’s name, registered in 1936,(which was given to her by her mother). My wife’s grandmother has expired and so has her father.There is no will made by her grandmother.

Grandmother had 3 children, one of which is my father in-law. As per my understanding of the ancestral property law in kerala, anyone who is born till the year of 1976 in the family, has a share in this property.

1) My query is whether this is correct or not?

2) Secondly, is there any new judgement by the supreme court which states that only the immediate heirs , like the sons or daughters, would be eligible for a share in ancestral property unlike the clause which makes anyone born before 1976 a shareholder?

Any help on the above subject would be welcome.

Regards

Deepak