Married Daughter's HUF Property Rights: 2005 Law Clarified

• The 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act grants daughters equal coparcenary rights in ancestral HUF property, irrespective of marital status.
• A daughter is entitled to a share if she was alive on September 9th, 2005, when the amended provisions came into effect.
• The father's survival on this date is not a prerequisite, as coparcenary status is acquired by birth.
• In the given case, the married sister, alive on September 9th, 2005, is a coparcener in her father's HUF.
• HUF assets will be divided equally among mother, son, and daughter, though unequal distribution or renunciation is possible with consent.

Why It Matters: 2005 law ensures married daughters equal coparcenary rights in ancestral HUF property if alive on Sept 9, 2005.