Property Rights: Do daughters have a right to their father’s property? The answer is both yes and no. Are you also confused about this issue? Some people say that daughters have less rights than sons.
Some say that daughters have no rights. Some say that daughters have equal rights. Different kinds of misconceptions are prevalent in society. In such a situation, the question arises that how much right does a daughter have to her father’s property? For your information, let us tell you that daughters have the same right on their father’s property as sons.
In our country, there is very little information about the rules related to daughters’ rights on their father’s property. Many women believe that they have nothing to do with this property.
What does the Hindu Succession Act say?
This law was made in 1956 to make provisions for claims and rights on property. According to this, a daughter has as much right on her father’s property as a son. To strengthen the rights of daughters, this inheritance law was amended in 2005. In which any doubt regarding the rights of a daughter on her father’s property was eliminated.
When can a daughter not claim her father’s property
In the case of property earned from her own earnings, the daughter’s case becomes weak. If the father has bought land with his own money, built or bought a house, then he can give this property to whomever he wants. It is the father’s legal right to give his earned property to anyone of his choice. This means that if the father refuses to give the daughter a share in his property, then the daughter cannot do anything.
Married daughter’s right on father’s property
After the amendment of 2005, the daughter has been considered as equal heir. Now even after marriage, the daughter has the right over the property inherited by the father. No change has been made in this. That is, even after marriage, the daughter has the right over the property of her father.
