A daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener marries after 9 September 2005. What effect does her marriage…
Section 6(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives a daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener the status of coparcener by birth on the same footing as a son. Marriage alone…
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A daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener marries after 9 September 2005. What effect does her marriage alone have on her status as a coparcener in her natal family under section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
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Section 6(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives a daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener the status of coparcener by birth on the same footing as a son. Marriage alone does not remove that status.
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Option A
Section 6 does not terminate a daughter’s coparcenary status upon marriage.
Option B
A daughter is a coparcener by birth in the same manner as a son. Marriage alone does not alter that statutory status.
Option C
Section 6 gives a property status and does not substitute a maintenance claim upon marriage.
Option D
The statutory status arises by birth without requiring a brother’s consent.
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