Supreme Court on the Rights of Inter-faith (Hindu-Muslim) Children

The Supreme Court of India, in the case of Mohammed Salim vs Shamsudeen[1], has finalised the views of a number of High Courts by ruling that a child born out of the marriage of a Muslim man and Hindu woman is legitimate and the child is entitled to inherit the property of the father. This is a very significant judgment in the current socio-cultural milieu, even though inter-faith marriages are still deeply frowned upon. Inheritance…