The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (39 of 2005) comes into force from today i.e. 9^th September, 2005.  The Government of India has issued notification to this effect. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act is to remove gender discriminatory provisions in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and gives the following rights to daughters under Section 6:

• The daughter of a coparcener cell by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son;
• The daughter has the same rights in the coparcenary property as she would have had if she had been a son;
• The daughter shall be subject to the same liability in the said coparcenary property as that of a son; and any reference to a Hindu Mitakshara coparceners shall be deemed to include a reference to a daughter of a coparcener;
• The daughter is allotted the same share as is allotted to a son;
• The share of the pre-deceased son or a pre-deceased  daughter shall be allotted to the surviving child of such pre-deceased son or of such pre-deceased daughter;
• The share of the pre-deceased child of a pre-deceased son or of a pre-deceased daughter shall be allotted to the child of such pre-deceased child of the pre-deceased son or a pre-deceased daughter.

After the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, no court shall recognize any right to proceed against a son, grandson or great-grandson for the recovery of any debt due from his father, grandfather or great-grandfather solely on the ground of the pious obligation under the Hindu law, of such son, grandson or great-grandson to discharge any such debt.

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