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Under Mitakshara law, what are members of a joint Hindu family who acquire an undivided interest in its…

Coparceners acquire an interest by birth in Mitakshara coparcenary property. Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 makes the daughter of a coparcener a coparcener by…

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Under Mitakshara law, what are members of a joint Hindu family who acquire an undivided interest in its ancestral property by birth called?

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Coparceners acquire an interest by birth in Mitakshara coparcenary property. Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 makes the daughter of a coparcener a coparcener by birth in the same manner as the son. Joint inheritance alone is different: section 19 generally treats co-heirs succeeding together to an intestate as tenants in common.

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Option A

Under section 19 of the Hindu Succession Act, co-heirs ordinarily take as tenants in common when succeeding together to an intestate’s property. That is a mode of succession, distinct from a birthright.

Option B

Coparceners acquire an interest by birth in Mitakshara coparcenary property. Under section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in the same manner as a son.

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Joint tenancy is a different form of co-ownership. The specific Mitakshara status acquired by birth is that of coparcener.

Option D

A life tenancy is limited by a person’s lifetime. It is a different form of interest from Mitakshara coparcenary by birth.

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