Hindu Succession Act, 1956

Section - 6 - Devolution of interest in coparcenary property

[Devolution of interest in coparcenary property.

6. (1) On and from the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, in a Joint Hindu family governed by the Mitakshara law, the daughter of a coparcener shall,-

(a)-by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son;
(b)-have the same rights in the coparcenary property as she would have had if she had been a son;
(c)-be subject to the same liabilities in respect of the said coparcenary property as that of a son,
and any reference to a Hindu Mitakshara coparcener shall be deemed to include a reference to a daughter of a coparcener:

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall affect or invalidate any disposition or alienation including any partition or testamentary disposition of property which had taken place before the 20th day of December, 2004.

(2) Any property to which a female Hindu becomes entitled by virtue of sub-section (1) shall be held by her with the i .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store