The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 confers upon a Hindu woman

The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 substituted section 6, under which a daughter becomes a coparcener "by birth in her own right in the same manner as the son", with the same rights in coparcenary property, including the right to claim partition. It also omitted section 23, which had barred female heirs from claiming partition of the family dwelling house and limited a married daughter's right to reside in it. Each listed right therefore flows from the amendment.