India, Aug. 29 -- The Madras High Court said that the remarriage of a widow cannot deprive her deceased husband's other "Class I heirs", such as his daughter, of his share in joint family property.

In an order passed on August 25, justice PB Balaji clarified that the disqualification arising from the widow's remarriage under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, operates only against the widow and does not extinguish the deceased husband's coparcenary interest or prevent his other Class I heirs from inheriting it.

"The widow, as already discussed is not claiming any entitlement in the present case. The embargo is only on the widow and not on other legal heirs to succeed to the estate of the pre-deceased son," justice Balaji said.

The court i...