What are the rights of unmarried daughter on father's property?

624 votes

A daughter can only hold a right to the ancestral property if the father has died after this amendment came into force in 2005, the Supreme Court rules. In other words, the father would have to be alive till September 9, 2005, for the daughter to become a co-sharer of his property along with her male siblings. After the amendment in 2005, every daughter, whether married or unmarried, is considered a member of her father’s HUF and can even be appointed as ‘karta’ (who manages) of his HUF property. When you die without making a will (intestate), your property becomes ancestral for your children. So, to answer your question, if it is your father's self acquired property, you cannot ask a share against his will. If he has dies intestate it becomes ancestral property and you will have an equal share with your brother and mother.

Advocate Siddhant Sharma LawRato

120 votes

According to the Hindu Succession Act of 1956, unmarried daughters and married ones have an equal share in the property their father owns, whether that is ancestral or self-acquired.

Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty LawRato