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Historical Event on 4/2/1997

A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1990Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
11/5/1999Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months.
3/20/1998Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
5/12/1923Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born.
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.