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Daughters have equal right on property
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CJ and Imp Cases
SC
Significant Judgement
daughters will have
equal rights in
parental property as son
even her father died before the
Hindu Succession (Amend) Act 2005
irrespective of whether
she was born before or after
Amendment
daughter shall remain
coparcener throughout life
coparcener
person who have
birth right to parental property
bequeath
their Hindu Undivided Family share
under their will
to any beneficiary they choose
Judgement
only applies to HUF share
not personal or self-acquired assets
held individually
older business families
may continue to hold
some ancestral wealth in HUFs
scale and materiality
holding limited
Intro
DEF
SC said that –“A daughter always remains a loving daughter. A son is a son until he gets a wife. A daughter is a daughter throughout her life.”
Con
GI
Judgement
reassertion of consti value of
equality to women in
personal law without any preconditions
even include married daughters
Coparcenary right
undefined liability
include father liability (debts)
even husband of married daughter
will be open to bear this burden