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In Vineeta Sharma
v. Rakesh Sharma (2020), the Supreme Court's landmark judgment on Hindu Succession Act established that:

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This 9-judge bench judgment 2020 unanimously held that Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended 2005, grants daughters equal coparcenary rights by birth unobstructed heritage identical to sons. These rights apply retrospectively a daughter born before 2005 or even if her coparcener father died before 2005 is entitled to coparcenary status. This overruled previous interpretations limiting rights to daughters born after the amendment.

A Daughters are entitled to a share only if they have attained the age of majority

B Daughters have coparcenary rights by birth regardless of when they were born or when the father died

C Only the eldest male member of the family can continue to be a coparcener

D Daughters have no right to the property and are only entitled to maintenance from the estate

E A daughter’s right to a share in ancestral property is subject to the discretion of the Karta

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In Vineeta Sharma
v. Rakesh Sharma (2020), the Supreme Court's landmark judgment on Hindu Succession Act established that: