Uncle-in-law cannot make niece’s husband a “Ghardamad” to claim inheritance rights under Oraon customary law: Supreme Court
The Court placed reliance on well-established and acknowledged sources of the law as it prevails in the community which, at the cost of repetition, postulates that in the absence of a ghardamad or any other male heir directly related to the landowner, i.e. the male members of the family, the nearest male agnate will have the right in the property.
