Daughter’s Inherit Rights Towards Father’s Property

Rahumath, CSI Institute of Legal Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

INTRODUCTION

The question of whether a daughter has a legal claim to her father’s property has been in a hot debate for many years. This issue also introduces the status of women who experience economic discrimination and sets the threshold for gender equality. In addition to recognizing women as essential members of Hindu families, this right also restores citizens faith towards judiciary as a source of help in case of gender based discrimination.

With regards to Vineeta Sharma’s historic case or any other, the rights of daughters to inherit their father’s property have long been a contentious issues in India. Despite numerous court rulings these issues haven’t been resolved. In our nation, many restrictions has been placed on both women’s property right and inheritance since it is well recognized that women have historically been treated less favorable than men in terms of both the ability to inherit property rights and the capability to hold them independently.

Indian laws governing succession and inheritance have experienced numerous changes and improvements as a result of amendments and legislations. Daughters now own the same amount of property as of a son.