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The Supreme Court ruled on the equal heirship rights of daughters, referring to which act?
A)
Hindu Heirship Act, 1955
B)
Hindu Marriage act, 1955
C)
Hindu Coparcenary Act, 2005
D)
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

Correct Answer :   Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005


The Supreme Court of India ruled that the daughters cannot be deprived of their right of equality and they will have equal coparcenary rights in joint Hindu family property even if the father died before the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.
The daughters will have the right to inherit their ancestral property with retrospective effect with similar rights and liabilities as sons hold. Coparcener refers to a person who assumes a legal right in parental property by birth.

Published On : July 18, 2021
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