The Economic Times

SC issues notice on PIL against gender-based differences in Muslim inheritance law

SC issued notice on a PIL challenging gender-based differences in inheritance rights under Muslim Personal Law. A three-judge bench headed by CJI Surya Kant sought responses on the plea seeking equal inheritance and succession rights for Muslim women, including rights in ancestral property, arguing that different entitlements for male and female heirs violate constitutional guarantees of equality and non-discrimination.