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In a Mitakshara joint Hindu family, what is the legal group in which an interest in joint family…

The group is a Mitakshara coparcenary. Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives a daughter of a coparcener the same status, rights and liabilities as a son. Class I…

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In a Mitakshara joint Hindu family, what is the legal group in which an interest in joint family property can arise by birth, with daughters and sons eligible on equal terms?

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The group is a Mitakshara coparcenary.

Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives a daughter of a coparcener the same status, rights and liabilities as a son.

Class I and Class II determine succession on intestacy. Agnacy describes a line of kinship.

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Class I identifies relatives with first priority when a male Hindu dies intestate. That priority is a rule of succession.

Option B

Section 6 recognizes daughters as members by birth on the same terms as sons.

Option C

Class II lists relatives who may inherit from a male Hindu intestate when no Class I heir exists.

Option D

Agnacy describes kinship through an entirely male line. That relationship alone confers no birth interest in joint family property.

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