What did the Delhi High Court hold in Manu Gupta v. Sujata Sharma (2023) about a daughter who is the…
The Delhi High Court held that a daughter can be Karta as the senior-most eligible coparcener of a Mitakshara Hindu joint family. The court based that conclusion on equal…
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What did the Delhi High Court hold in Manu Gupta v. Sujata Sharma (2023) about a daughter who is the senior-most eligible coparcener of a Mitakshara joint Hindu family?
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The Delhi High Court held that a daughter can be Karta as the senior-most eligible coparcener of a Mitakshara Hindu joint family.
The court based that conclusion on equal coparcener status under amended section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
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Option A
The Delhi High Court recognised the daughter’s eligibility to be Karta in her own right.
Option B
The court applied the equal status conferred by amended section 6 to the daughter’s claim to be Karta.
Option C
The court rejected a bar based solely on sex, so a younger male coparcener does not automatically displace the senior daughter.
Option D
The court held that a daughter can be Karta when she is the senior-most eligible coparcener.
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