Understanding Joint Hindu Family: Structure, Rights, and Legal Challenges

Understanding Joint Hindu Family In Hindu law, a Joint Hindu Family (JHF) is a novel idea with profound historical and scriptural roots. A family arrangement in which multiple generations share a single home, place of worship, and property is referred to by this term. The Hindu legal schools of Mitakshara and Dayabhaga govern this system where Mitakshara is followed in most parts of India and Bengal and Assam is governed by Dayabhag School of Law. Without any formal arrangement, a joint Hindu family is formed naturally by birth. By default, a kid born into the family joins the family. All of the male descendants of a common ancestor, including sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons, as well as their wives and unmarried daughters, make up this group. Karta, the family's eldest member, is in charge of running the household's finances, assets, and affairs. It is protected by the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 and has undergone changes such as the 2005 amendment that guarantee...