The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Joymalya Bagchi in Civil Appeal No. 9537 of 2025 on July 17, 2025, declared that the exclusion of tribal women from inheritance is unfair and discriminatory. And though the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is not applicable to the Scheduled Tribes, it doesn’t mean that tribal women are automatically excluded from inheritance
https://thewire.in/rights/equal-property-rights-for-all-women-whither-tribal-governance
by C.R. Bijoy
14/08/2025