Ranchi, Feb. 16 -- The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that the right to inherit property does not confer ownership or residential rights during the lifetime of parents, particularly in cases involving alleged harassment of senior citizens.
Justice Rajesh Kumar allowed the plea of an elderly couple from Ramgarh district and set aside an order passed by the Ramgarh Deputy Commissioner on February 23, 2024.
The court held that the house in dispute was the self-acquired property of the senior citizens and that they retain absolute control over it during their lifetime.
The bench observed that if a son and daughter-in-law subject elderly parents to mental or physical harassment, they cannot insist on residing in the parents' self-acquired hou...