Supreme Court's New Property Rules: Birth Alone Doesn't Grant Rights, Evidence is Key

• Supreme Court's new rulings change property rights, emphasizing strong documentation over mere relationship.
• Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956, birth into a joint family doesn't automatically grant property ownership.
• Claimants must prove relationship with ancestors, existence of joint family system, and no prior partition.
• Father's self-acquired property cannot be claimed by children; father decides its distribution.
• New Indian Evidence Act 2023 places burden of proof on claimant; registered documents are mandatory.