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Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

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31: 134:, received the assent from President of India on 5 September 2005 and was given effect from 9 September 2005. It was essentially meant for removing gender stereotype provisions regarding property rights in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. It was a revolutionary step in the field of Indian legislation regarding rights of women in India. 155:
Section 6 in the principal act has been substituted by the amended provision. It bars courts from " 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
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The amendment has tremendously balanced the property rights of male and female siblings. In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the law has retrospective effect, and for the daughter to become a co-sharer with her male siblings, the father does not have to be alive on 9 September 2005. The Supreme
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Court also ruled that the amendment was applicable to all partition suits filed before 2005 and pending when the amendment was framed.
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This amendment is in consonance with the right of equality as enshrined under Article 14, 15, & 21 of the constitution of India.
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The amendment, under clause 5 of section 6 provides an exception for partitions created through deeds under the
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Kharat, Shital (6 February 2017). "Effect of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005".
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In section 4 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, sub-section (2) has been omitted.
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An Act to further amend the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
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Parliament of India
Long title
Act No. 39 of 2005
Parliament of India
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Hindu law
Registration Act, 1908
"Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 comes into force from today"
Archived
"Section 6 in The Hindu Succession Act, 1956"
Archived
"Hindu Succession Act, 1956"
"Daughters Born Before 2005 Have Equal Rights To Ancestral Property: SC"
Archived
SSRN
2912662
Categories
Acts of the Parliament of India 2005
Indian family law
Women's rights in India
Women's rights legislation

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