Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, gives the daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener…
Section 3 of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, substituted section 6 of the 1956 Act. Section 6(1)(a) of the principal Act gives the daughter of a Mitakshara…
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Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, gives the daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener coparcenary status by birth?
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Section 3 of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, substituted section 6 of the 1956 Act. Section 6(1)(a) of the principal Act gives the daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener coparcenary status by birth.
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Option A
Section 5 sets out property to which the Act does not apply.
Option B
Section 6(1)(a) confers on the daughter the status of coparcener by birth in the same manner as a son.
Option C
Section 6(3) deals with devolution of a deceased coparcener’s interest.
Option D
Section 8 sets out the general rules of intestate succession for a male Hindu.
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