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International Journal ofLaw Management & Humanities
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International Journal ofLaw Management & Humanities
Open accessResearch PaperVol. 8 No. I (2025)pp. 768–776

The Need for the Community of Property in India: A Step Ahead in Improving the Property Rights to Married Couple

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Dr. S. ArockiamAssistant Professor at Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College, Pudupakkam, Chengelpet, Tamil Nadu, India
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Published 2 February 2025 · pp. 768–776 · Vol. 8 No. I (2025)
Abstract

The recognition of marital/community of property rights to married women in the event of divorce, separation and desertion in India is the need of the hour. The broad concepts of property rights and equality concepts under the Indian Constitution and other legislations dealing with property rights of women needs evaluation for the purpose of implementing the community of property rights to married women. Discovering the traces of legislations or literatures on the community of property rights in different countries becomes essential for the policy makers to understand the community of property concept which could be suited in the Indian Territory. This article deals with the concept of community property rights to married women. Further speaks about the need to implement the law relating to the marital/community of property to married women in the event of divorce, separation and desertion in India irrespective of any personal laws. The community of property rights in India can play a step to improve the property rights of married couple in general as gender neutral law.

Keywords
Community of PropertyMarital propertySpousal propertymarried coupleproperty rightspersonal laws on propertyIndian womendivorcedseparated womennuptial homehotchpot

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Dr. S. Arockiam, The Need for the Community of Property in India: A Step Ahead in Improving the Property Rights to Married Couple, 8 Int'l J.L. Mgmt. & Human. 768 (2025).

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Dr. S. Arockiam, The Need for the Community of Property in India: A Step Ahead in Improving the Property Rights to Married Couple, 8 Int'l J.L. Mgmt. & Human. 768 (2025).
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