Clarification - co parceners

[Rahul Bagaria]

The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (39 of 2005)says that women are to be treated as co parceners, need a clarification whether to treat them as member or coparceners

AI Summary

Daughters recognized as equal coparceners under Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, alongside sons. A user inquired about the status of women as coparceners under the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, questioning whether they should be treated as members or coparceners. In response, it was clarified that the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, does not specify terms such as membership of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). However, following the 2005 amendment, women, specifically daughters, are recognized as coparceners, similar to sons.