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Sections 23 and 24 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 have been omitted by an Amendment Act in

The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 omitted section 23 (which restricted a female heir's right to claim partition of a family dwelling house) and section 24 (which…

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Sections 23 and 24 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 have been omitted by an Amendment Act in

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The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 omitted section 23 (which restricted a female heir's right to claim partition of a family dwelling house) and section 24 (which barred certain widows who remarried from inheriting as widows).

The same Act substituted section 6, giving daughters coparcenary rights by birth.

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