The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c17.s4.9

c17.s4.9

A deed of transfer of immoveable property should require the joint consent and signature of the husband and the wife. This is necessary in order to prevent a vicious or spendthrift husband from ruining his wife by selling away her share in the family property. The law passed in 1937 has secured to the widow her husband's full share in the joint family property. She is, however, still a limited heir. Time has now come to grant women with some minimum educational qualifications full rights of ownership in their inheritance. Why should not the lady principal of a college possess a right which is conceded by law to her most illiterate peon?