Under Hindu law, the Karta of a Joint Hindu Family is

The Karta of a Joint Hindu Family is ordinarily its senior-most coparcener, typically the father. Following the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, a daughter who is the senior-most coparcener can also be Karta (Sujata Sharma v. Manu Gupta, 2016), whereas a mother, grandmother, or great-grandmother is not a coparcener in that coparcenary and cannot be Karta.