Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, gives the daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener the…
Section 3 of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, substituted section 6 of the 1956 Act. The daughter's status as a coparcener by birth is stated in section 6(1) of…
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Which provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, gives the daughter of a Mitakshara coparcener the status of coparcener by birth?
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Section 3 of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, substituted section 6 of the 1956 Act. The daughter's status as a coparcener by birth is stated in section 6(1) of the 1956 Act.
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Option A
Section 5 identifies properties to which the Act does not apply.
Option B
Section 6(1) confers coparcenary status by birth in the same manner as for a son.
Option C
Section 6(3) addresses devolution of a deceased coparcener's interest after commencement of the amendment.
Option D
Section 8 states general rules of succession to property of a male Hindu dying intestate.
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