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Does dead brother's daughters have claim in ancestral property?
06-May-2023 (In Property Law)
This is a case of two brothers & One sister, one brother has died , while the other one is claiming all the property, the one claiming property is elder brother who has one son & two daughters, while the dead son has two daughters , have the deceased one brother daughters have any sort of inheritance or claim on the family property according to indian laws. Also want to know if the sister has any claims on the property.
“The new Section 6 provides for parity of rights in the coparcenary property among male and female members of a joint Hindu family on and from September 9, 2005.
“According to the new Section 6, the daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own rights and liabilities in the same manner as the son. The declaration in Section 6 that the daughter of the coparcener shall have same rights and liabilities in the coparcenary property as she would have been a son is unambiguous and unequivocal,” which has been pronounced by various judgement.
Therefore, the daughter and your other siblings are equally entitled for the share in your ancestral property.
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“According to the new Section 6, the daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own rights and liabilities in the same manner as the son. The declaration in Section 6 that the daughter of the coparcener shall have same rights and liabilities in the coparcenary property as she would have been a son is unambiguous and unequivocal,” which has been pronounced by various judgement.
Therefore, the daughter and your other siblings are equally entitled for the share in your ancestral property
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