It is often seen that two brothers of a family fight over property. But such incidents have rarely come to light where there has been a dispute between daughters over property. If we leave some exceptions, then this rarely happens.
Often people think that after marriage, a daughter has nothing to do with her father’s property. But what is the truth? Not everyone knows this clearly. In many homes, this becomes the reason for dispute. In such a situation, it is important to know what the law says about the rights of daughters.
The general belief is that a daughter is a guest in her parents’ home. After marriage, her relationship is considered only with her in-laws and she has no right over the property of her parents’ home. But this is not true at all. Because the law considers both daughter and son equal.
After the amendment of Hindu Succession Act, 2005, daughters were given equal rights in their father’s property. This means that whether a daughter is married or unmarried, her rights are not reduced. The law has made it clear that daughters are as much a shareholder as sons.
Many people believe that a daughter’s rights end as soon as she gets married. But the law says that even after marriage, a daughter remains an equal sharer in her father’s property. Even if the father dies, the daughter must legally get her share.
A daughter has a right on ancestral property from birth. If the father has built the property with his own hard work, then the daughter has the same right on it, unless the father makes a will and hands it over to someone else. In both cases, daughters are shareholders.
In the year 2020, the Supreme Court also clearly stated that the rights of a daughter are determined by birth. No matter when the father died. That is, whether the daughter is married or not, she has equal rights in ancestral property. If a daughter is not given her rights. Then she can knock the doors of the court.
