Married Daughters' Property Rights: Equal Share Confirmed by Law

• The Hindu Succession Act was amended in 2005, granting daughters equal property rights as sons, regardless of marital status.
• The amendment, effective September 9, 2005, applies if the daughter was alive on this date; the father's life status is irrelevant.
• A daughter's right to property is linked to her birth, making her an equal shareholder in HUF property from birth.
• Prashant Lal's married sister, alive on September 9, 2005, has an equal share in their father's HUF property, as confirmed by CA Balwant Jain.
• Property can be divided equally or unequally with consent, and daughters have the option to relinquish their share.

Why It Matters: Married daughters hold equal rights to their father's property under the 2005 Hindu Succession Act amendment.