2005 Hindu Succession Act amendment reduced share of mothers and widows: Madras High Court

The Court made the observation while allowing a second appeal filed by two women claiming a share in their ancestral property.
Madras High Court
Madras High Court
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The Madras High Court recently observed that while the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act gave daughters equal coparcenery rights in Hindu Undivided Family properties, it let down mothers and widows since it reduced their quantum of property.

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