Remarrying for Daughters’ Rights
Parents remarry after 29 years of marriage as Sharia Law does not allow daughters full share of father’s property. The couple remarried under the Special Marriage Act, which stipulates that the Indian Succession Act would control the succession of property of any person solemnized under it, in order to ensure that their property passes on to their children.
Dr Sheena, the former pro-vice chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, and eminent attorney and actor C Shukkur, got married on Wednesday under the Special Marriage Act.
Shukkur said that he had previously experienced two near-death encounters, which caused him to reflect on his daughters’ future and whether or not they would receive all of his assets. Click here to read more.
He was worried since the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act of 1937 and the court’s interpretation of the law state that when a father has no boys, only two-thirds of his property should go to his daughters and the remaining one-third should belong to his brothers. He said in his statement that it is also against Sharia law to leave a will.
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