DAUGHTERS ARE THE RIGHTFUL HEIRS, EVEN IF THEIR FATHER NOT ALIVE BEFORE 2005 SAYS SUPREME COURT

Highlights

• According to the three-judge bench, a daughter has equal right to ancestral property by birth even if the father has died before amendments in Hindu Succession Act, 2005

• Justice Arun Mishra said daughter remains a loving daughter hence she shall remain the coparcener throughout the life

• Justice Mishra made it clear that the rights of daughter remain intact irrespective of her father....