The Dayabhaga school of Hindu law fundamentally differs from the Mitakshara school in the matter of:

The Dayabhaga and Mitakshara schools differ fundamentally on "Inheritance and partition". Under Mitakshara a son acquires an interest in coparcenary property by birth and the joint family rests on survivorship, while under Dayabhaga sons acquire rights only on the father's death and each coparcener holds a definite share that passes by succession. Guardianship, stridhan and marriage are not the basis of the division; inheritance is now largely governed by the Hindu Succession Act 1956.