Society A section of people still consider India as a male-dominated country. A common family of the country is also following this tradition that has been going on since centuries. Generally it is seen in a normal family that only sons have the right on the father's property. It has been seen for centuries that the father's property is distributed among the sons only, while the daughters do not get a share in the father's property. But the law of the country does not believe in this tradition at all. Today we will know here whether married daughters can stake claim on their father's property?
What is the law regarding daughters' rights on father's property?
According to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005 of the Indian Constitution, daughters have the same rights and authority over a father's property as sons. It does not matter whether the daughter is virgin or married. This simply means that married daughters can also stake claim for an equal share in their father's property. If a person has a son and a daughter, then the daughter can claim half of her father's property i.e. equal share of her brother in the property.
If this happens then daughters cannot claim father's property.
But in this case there is a situation where the daughter cannot claim her father's property. According to the law, if a person does not include his daughter's name in his will before his death, then in such a situation the daughter cannot claim her father's property. According to an order of the Supreme Court, a girl born in the Hindu religion has an equal share in her father's property from the moment she is born. This rule applies to Hindu religion as well as Buddhist, Sikh and Jain communities.
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