Under section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as substituted in 2005, which statement about a…
Section 6(1) makes a coparcener’s daughter a coparcener by birth in her own right with the same rights and liabilities as a son. Her class I heir status is separate from her…
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Under section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as substituted in 2005, which statement about a coparcener’s daughter in a Mitakshara joint Hindu family is correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Section 6(1) makes a coparcener’s daughter a coparcener by birth in her own right with the same rights and liabilities as a son.
Her class I heir status is separate from her coparcenary rights.
Option feedback
Option A
Section 6(1) grants a coparcener’s daughter the same coparcenary rights as a son.
Option B
Section 6(1) gives a daughter rights in coparcenary property as well.
Option C
A daughter is a class I heir and also becomes a coparcener by birth under section 6(1).
Option D
Section 6 does not cap the daughter’s coparcenary share at a marriage portion.
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