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    Question

    Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, as amended in

    2005, a daughter of a Hindu:
    A Can inherit only if the father dies without a son Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Can inherit only self-acquired property Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Can claim only maintenance, not property Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Requires special approval from the Karta for inheritance Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Has equal coparcenary rights by birth as a son Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, as amended by the 2005 Amendment, grants daughters’ equal coparcenary rights by birth identical to sons. The Supreme Court in Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma (2020) clarified that these rights apply retrospectively even if the father died before 2005 amendment commencement. Daughters now have unobstructed heritage rights (rights by birth).

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