With time, daughters have started getting equal rights as sons. Daughters are being given their rights in everything from jobs to father's property, but there are some situations where daughters cannot claim rights in father's property.

Property News: In Indian society, daughters have been called "Lakshmi's form" for centuries. They are considered a symbol of the family's beauty, affection and values. With changing times, serious initiatives have been taken towards giving rights to daughters. Especially regarding the rights of daughters in property, a historic change was made in 2005, when the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 was amended and they were given equal rights as sons, but there are some such conditions in the law, in which daughters cannot get a claim on their father's property.

When do daughters get property rights?

According to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, daughters are now equal heirs to ancestral property. This means that just as sons have rights to their father's ancestral property, daughters also have equal rights. This right remains even after marriage, and the marital status of daughters does not affect it.

When do daughters not get their rights?

However, there are some special conditions in this law, in which daughters cannot claim rights over their father's property:

1. No right over self-acquired property

If the father has earned the property through his hard work and earnings, and he has given it to someone else through a will, then the daughters do not have a legal claim on it. Daughters have been given rights only on ancestral property.

2. No claim while father is alive

As long as the father is alive, the daughters cannot automatically make any claim on his property. This right arises only during the process of succession, that is, after the death of the father.

3. No claim on disputed property

If the father's property is embroiled in any legal dispute or lawsuit, then even in such cases the daughters' rights are not immediately effective. The court's decision decides how and who will get the inheritance.

A big step towards equality

The aim of this amended law was to give daughters an equal status in society, and to give them the same economic independence and security that sons get. Although there are still some technical conditions and restrictions on the types of property, this change is considered a big step towards equality.

Right, but with conditions

Daughters now have equal rights as sons in ancestral property under Indian law, but this right is limited in certain circumstances. Daughters do not get rights in case of self-acquired property, property during the father's lifetime, or property dispute. 

PC:Punjab Kesari