Supreme Court affirms married daughter's equal right to inherit father's land
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a married daughter has an equal right to inherit her father's property. The judgment was delivered on April 19, 2024, by Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta. It clarifies that the Hindu Succession Act does not discriminate based on marital status. This reinforces the 2005 amendment to the Act, which granted daughters equal coparcenary rights.
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