Mention the rights to daughters guaranteed by the Hindu Succession Act, 2005.
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Explanation:
Until the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, was amended in 2005, the property rights of sons and daughters were different. While sons had complete right over their father's property, daughters enjoyed this right only until they got married. After marriage, a daughter was supposed to become part of her husband's family.
Under the Hindu law, a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is a group comprising more than one person, all lineal descendants of a common ancestor. A HUF can be formed by people of Hindu, Jain, Sikh or Buddhist faith.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 11 August, held that a daughter will have equal rights over the property of her father in a Hindu Undivided family (HUF) as guaranteed by the Hindu succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, irrespective of whether she or her father were alive at the time of that landmark amendment