What is a member who holds an interest by birth in the joint ancestral property of a Mitakshara Hindu…
A coparcener holds an interest by birth in the Mitakshara coparcenary. Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 recognizes a daughter’s coparcenary status on the same…
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What is a member who holds an interest by birth in the joint ancestral property of a Mitakshara Hindu family called?
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A coparcener holds an interest by birth in the Mitakshara coparcenary. Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 recognizes a daughter’s coparcenary status on the same footing as a son’s.
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Option A
A cognate is related by blood or adoption through a line that is not wholly male. That alone does not confer an interest by birth.
Option B
A coparcener has the legal status associated with an interest by birth in the coparcenary.
Option C
An agnate is related by blood or adoption wholly through males. That alone does not identify a coparcenary interest.
Option D
A legatee receives a benefit under a will, rather than by birth in a coparcenary.
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