AL-AMEEN COLLEGE OF LAWv

(Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubli)

Behind AI-ATeen Tower, Hosur Road, Bangalore

INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECT: Family Law -1: Hindu Law

TOPIC: "State theimportant changes broughtabout by the Hindu

Succession(Amendment) Act 2005"

SUBMITTED BY:

Name: Mohankumar T Borkar

Course: ISemester,3 Year LL.B.

Register Number: 3YRLLB6225

SUBMITTED TO:

Ms. Sneha Bennalkar,

Assistant Professor,
Al-Ameen College of Law, Bangalore
 DECLARATION

I Mohankumar T. Borkar_ Student of First Semester 3 Year

LLB., do hereby declare that this assignment entitled "Statethe
importantchanges brought aboutby the Hindu Succession
(Amendment)Act 2005", is submitted towards the partial fulfilment
of requirement of awarding Internal Assessment Marks, as prescribed
by KSLU, Hubli, for the Subject Family Law-I: Hindu Law, is the
outcome of my original work and research carried under theguidance
and supervision of Ms. Sneha Bennalkar, Assistant Professor, AL
Ameen College of Law, Bangalore, during the Academic Year 2021-
22. The extent ofinformation collected from existing literature has
been indicated and fullyacknowledged at appropriate place.

Date: 28th Jan 2022

MhouT dco.
Place: Bangaluru (Mohankumar T Borkar)
I Semester, 3 Year
LL.B. Al-Ameen
College of Law
Bangalore
 INDEX
SL CONTENTS PAGE
NO. NO.
Introduction
omparison between unmarried H.S.Act 1956 and 2
mended H.S.Act 2005
174th report of the Law Commission of India
Consequence of Amendment made by Hindu
Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
Amendments
6. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005
Some important section, in relation to devolution of 12
interest in coparcenary property
8. General rule of succession, Section 8 14

9. Applicability of Section 8 15
10. Distribution of property on succession-Section 10 15
11. Rights& Liabilities of a daughter member as a 16
consequence of amendment made by Hindu
Succession (Amendment) Act 2005.
12. Conclusion 17
13. Bibliography 18
 Asgnme nf ToPic.
State he important changes beought akoot
y dhe Hhdu Soccessron (Amendment )6ct ao

ntoodeeho:
This ameding Act dooS is an atlempt oemave
the dis vim,ndhon as Contanh ed m h e amen de d.
SehoM 6 4 the thhdo successron tef, 1956 by
iuing eqval aahts to doeghers he hholu in

mtashara COpatehary porpety as to Soons hue-

The amehdad Sech'on 6 deals wth deuolua n q
interest in oopa7 cenary propf* Secyon 6
daer p a r C e h eear in a
PorouideS hat he
Jon fam 2ovedhe by Hhe mitakshada lati
date commehcemot
shall, on aud foom e
Hhe Khdu Succesh'an (+menLmeut) Act doaS

by biam be come a Copadceher in hr dw

maune& as the Son.
dignt ih t h e Same

she shall have he Same ghts and be sob

- ected to the Same dirab; l i é s in the Copad
-- ce hary Proprey as thdt
ce had a Sa 9hd qhy

rerence to a hhdu Mitashara Copadrehady

shal be deemed to nclude a veferehce to a
do ughter befae e commehcemou He
neuAmeut Ac, aD OS.
Compadisou betweon on
ameuda tt.s. Ac+
Qs6 and amencka d t s . Aef aooS.

C Defore Aos
Son has ihdepeu.deut+ b,2th aght in o1M+
tam;ly powpert as a copa.ateher, daughte-
Cau hot+ be a Copq (eneT.
AHes a0os
Son doughtrr both have aih+ qnd2
trom Hhe date of bjah as d
Jiab Jit4
Co parcener in o n t t amly poopt.
Ca Bttore aoos
uheitance agdicoltsdal land i s Sobjee
to State leual tenuaial lauss, and hat o he
+S. Act.
Atte aodS
heitance anght in all agicolh aal lqud are

Sabject+ t t e Hs. Act

C3 3efore aooS Sechron 3 .
membed a e
n a duellihg house whre
hofemle he claim Padiholn
can
Testdhg
haue naht riidance ohlu
and daught r
when She is ohmaddi ed, desrrted do wddwes
Seho u 33
fher oos,
au doug httr moiiel or onmaddied)
have e Sqme n t e to deside in t
 claim padtihoN Hhe paental dwelling houre
Same as Soh.
&
aoos, Peference to Seion
:
C) Before

1 heds i n d u male ihelude

The class
ch;ldaen bo+
he childzen p e deceased
td
There a r e cognised upto tuwo gene7dhon
de
one generaeh oh g
PTedeceased san and op to
Pe de ceased daughter
Atter aooS, Peferenue to Sech'6y ?
class hers qh)hdu male ihclude uptoa
nerdd'on q both Son ans4 daughter.
Cs) Defore aooS, Sechoh a
not enitle d to ih hedt t e
A widow is
wi dotd on the da te-
intestdte prap erty as a

he Soccesso paopoaty She has emaddri ed.

3esh'on 2p :
Atter aodS,

A e m a i e d widow
Can he the roprtu

euen if tho e m r r i ed.

4 t h »epot 4t the Law (dnmssabn dnndid:

tnda in its (7ptu depod
La commish'on
on poperty ' a h t wo men: aoos aact
b
by deleti ha a majo 9hder
discim) navody

cla use Seuhon4a) Hhe 9s6 H.s. Acf

has made womon's inhetance nghts n
agicot+utal land equal to men's.
)Conseqence Ameudmeut made ba
+indu socces&'on Amendmeut) ct, aoos
ght rabiLihies 4a daugh t+ member
a h t e r shdll be d (opavenes e
hindu tamily pooperty
(3-a1 a hihduL dies ,
the CopaTCener po -
allotted to h e davghter as
-

pert shall be
is allotted to Sans.
(3-31t a Pemale copad(e her dies before
parti ho, then childdey 4 Such copar(ener
woold eliaible for dllot hmeut asUmhg
a

parhhon had taken plate. i mme diately bafhde

her demise

(3.No de coveay is made tor ahtestoar dves

em So zrandson, o reat graudsoh b
apglyiha dscthe 4 fious obl2ahon.
also e k padti
C3 A e male memb can

the dwell ha house ohrre he famly, >a) des

(3- wJow a pe deceased San eve
though e mqri ed is heu elizible for share
h ropert as leaal herr t h e Pe
pe
de ceased Soy the famly

(3
(3 A female can also dipose he-
share in topadce hey opezt hed
O uon wi.
-
 Amendmets:
Amandmeut) At aooSS
The Hindu Succejon
6, secki'oy a3,
anendod sechon &ech'on
he Hihdu
Sechon ap and Secton 3o
SULcesaon Act |9S6

H+ u i e d riler ou Co parenary paopraty

daughers rS he dece aseA egual
zhts
on coparre nary POpet 9iving davzhyers q
decea se d eqval ghts wm Sons, qnd
e
wrHh a Same Ltobines
daughes
forthers eqval
T amPuêmout epenhdly
between males an temales in e
ghts
eaaSysde m.
(+1) cellote Suvvod.
T e amiudmeut Can

ship Tles intoodures ttametaay

-ship
n+es+ate Successon.

(a1+ SHdtes that it ang prrson lies

before making a wdl f e r t h e antesba

epety then copadc e her will be

a widow
C4 2. 2) Son
u. a) Davg hter
( And all he three will have h e
 equal ghts.
(PBasi cally, duoghBes wre decladed
as the copa (e hedS.

(T) M Hhhdu Soccesson (Ammdmt) Act ddas

O: 39 aooS ( sth Sepembe, aoos)
An act{Svhe td amendHe Hihdu Soc-
eshon Act, 19S6. De i+ tnacttd by pazli -
meut inthe S6th yead t aepoblic dInda
as follows

Shodt fite a d Comm ence meut

This Act ma be callodte Hhd

Sucesssh Ameudlrmeu+) Act aooS
into fodre Such dte
Chall Come on

a ha Ceutra| goot. may by notkahou

H e hi cial G2e+te apromt
Ameud-ment Section e
A Sech'on p t e Hihdu Successyon Ach
9s6 (30 195) ( hee affer aete red
to as t poiheiple det), Sob sechou (a)
shall be omite

Sobstuh on h ehe u Sechan for fechou 6

fr Secnoh 6 he poinciple ct,

 Heollous'ng secthion shall be SobshitJed
hamely
DPuolodh'on 'th-erest in (opqr(enary
cemmon(e-
popet (1 on and t>om t h e

- mout he hhdu Svcces&yon (Ammdnm en+)

Act, aooS, inajoint Hhdl familu govea
ned

itas ks hara law, He daug hter

Copar(e ner Shall
bjh be come a Copar Pne& in
(a) by
in t h e S q m e mgnh
S thee
he oon ight
Son
C) have the Same ights in he
as she wo old have had
Copar(ehay pperty
s h e had been a San.
be Sobect to t e Same Aiab, liks

t h e said Caprsconay poopeaty

hdespect o a
and zderen1e
as that a a Son, aM
mitakshara Coparceher shall ke climed
indu
e e n c e to a daughte - a

ihelu de a

Co pav CeneT:
Contahed inhs
Paovided hat hothing
huaidate any
Subsech'oy shall atfect o r
ar
disPoihon o adie nahon any partihoy
whrh ha
ion 4 poopet
Jestamant ax disposi
takm plate befe>e e ath da Pecember
ao olp
ttmale thhlu
Any propety to cohich
&)Bny a

be comeSennitled by uidtue Sob-Seeho

)shall be hel by her with the ihedeuts
Coparehary owhersh:p and shall be egavd
with Contaihed in his
,hot standing anyh,ng
time bejug
Pet+ ahy other law for-He
or an

ore, as poperty Capable t being dis

posed eby ber tesH meutary dispo5Hon.

dies a t t e r thhi commen

-

(3) Hindul
where a

Cemen+ o he Hihdu SuLcesSton ( Amendm ent)

Act ooS, his inde res+ in propety d d
Hita-
oint indu fam:ly aoverned by the
ont

- shara law, Shal

ntersd-ate
dtu olve eimeutar oa

he case may be, under h s

Succe sh'on , as
Act and hot by SUTvivorsh:p and
th Copd -

heve
TCenaT pavperty Shd) be dee med to
been odivided ds if a parthhoh had t4kou
Place and
h e daugher is allotled
a hesame
share as is qllotfed to a san.

Che-dece qsed
share 4 He pe deceased soin
dauahter, AS thoy ould
 hae got had hey been alive dt t ime

Pavhhon, sh4|ll be allotle d to the aor -

or
viing child < Such pe -deceased Son
vivin9
s u c h p - dece 4sed daughter; and

)he share. h e pe- Lece ase d child

ot d
pe - deceasod Son od a pe dece -

ASed davghhrr , as Such child waold hau e

ot had been alive at the time

he crShe
cthe parti thon shall be allotted. to the
child Soch pe - leceased child o h
pe- decease d Son o7 pe - deceased daughtea

as e Lase ma be.

planahan:
for t e podpose qhis Job-set'oh, t h
ntrest 4 d hdu Mitakshrra caapadttner
shall b deemed te bethe Share in the po.
- Pevt that waold hqve bean allotted t hm
a a pavtidon P a p e r t y ha tqkeu
plare imme drate ly befse hs edth
whe-the he wdS euitled
ore peuive
D claim Padbbon r hot

(4) A r t Hndu
Commentement h e hhdu
SUcesGoh (amendment> t àoo S, ho coo4
 shdl Tecognse ang ight o o oed aga,hstF|
Son, aandson 5 ed 2audsen for
he ecovery oany debt dve tom his
a the,27aud fatth e or gvedt
gaant father Salely on Hhe gao4ud the
Pioos obligahon under the Hindu lato, e
Such Son, grandson d aedt zraudson tb
dis charge any Such debt
poDuidad that hthe Case any dobt
Con racde d before a lommencemeut sF
the hndu Soccesren (Am eu dm ent) Act aoos
hothihg Contaihedl in this Sob- Section shel
nothin
attect
Ca)the 7'antoan edito
t pocoed against the SoM, 2tadso n

o9redt gqndSon aS e Case may be; s

mdde in >es
anu ali«ndho
(b) ahy
pect 4 or in saisdacran , any Suth lebt

a nd any Such nght or al ie ah'on shall be

enorceable onder th rule q pious obligackon
in he Same manne and to the Same exen
as it woold have endortedble ar if Hhe thindu
SuCcesaon meudmeut) Act 20DS had hot
been enacted,
 6xpla hdh'oh
For He pupose clavse ( a ) H egpiaesson

"Son", "gaqndson " o a t grmdson" sha

n s
be deemed to
be d e r tothe Son, gaand so
may be, who was
was
redt-270ndsoh, as the case
Commehte ment
boh adoPded pr'd tothe aoas.
Hihdu Suessan (Amondmeu+) ACH
o Hhe
Contaihad in Hes Sechash
sNothihg. ejLe-
pasith wh; ch has beon epe-
to a ,
apply de Decembe
- cted betore e aoth day

EXplana dron
f r h e podpases othis Sechon "parihon"
pa>hhan made by execuhan d
means any
h'on duly eastea-ed ond the
end par
a
Reg trahan At, 1q08(6 et (4o)
decree a Coodt.
Par ion ertectrd by a

Omishon Secdrou a3
Sehsh 23 4 H poinci p l e t shall bee
Onitted.
Oms&Hon Sehan a p
Sech'du ap t h e poj nip l t f shall be omied
Amandmeut e Sechah 30
In Sechon 30 t he niple Act, H
 1a)
the wo ds
ds,
w or "disposed tby hm",
her shall be
"disposed o him
or by
Su bsh toded.
Amndm e n t Schedole:
ohder
n the sthadole to e piniple A4,
atrHe
Hhe Sob headihg class 1 '
p - dece 4Se d Son 4
words wi douw a

Soh
a pe- de Cease d Son', Hne ovrds

ape-d er eas ed davghter o a pe- dece ased

deceased
daugher o a pe-
dauzhte
davghte
davghter ota pe- deaceaSed
Son 7 a pe
daugher o a fec-dereased
deceased daughter ; davghterr o a po
deceased daughte d pe-deceased So
shall be added.

T) Some importaut aut Secto ns n eldbrh

to deuolohion o Merest in (o-pavrena>y.

Ppe hat
+ poutdes
) Sechon 6(1)
.e. 06/9/aooS, in ajolnt Hhhdu ¥om,ly
govedh ed
Co par(ener
by Mitakshada la, Hhe doughen
Shall by biath be come d to pa-|
Same mahher 4se
Cener h her OLon ght inthe
Son she shall have he Same ahtsjn te ofa
Ceney propedty as she woold have had it she
 had beon a Son she shall be sobet tothe ame
Jidbiihes in dpect Me Sajdl Copartenaty.
Son.
hepety as that a
l4 paou:des hq any|
a)Sehon 6a)
to ohich a female ihdu bewm es
Propery sh4ll eheld
enhtte by vidwe Sob Seton ()
Copaatenqau
b h e wh the indde nts
Ownrs h'p. And propedty is capable bai ng
dispoSed 4 by her testamontary dispositan
T+ rodeshat
Secon
(3) (pP) 6

aer e tommehtemeut
whe a Kndu dies
h h d u Sutces81an Act aooS, his inte des+ ih
t e property jont famidy, Shall devalve
Suc eGah.
by tsta m en tady d intestade
ondea
As the Same a s a ma4 be,
Soru vor Sship he Copad
his act and hot by
a
-(en ary proprrty shal) be de emed to h ove been
divided as if a pax idhon h¡s t4ken plat e
Same Share ar soh.
daugheY is ql ote& Hhe
The
share h e pLe-deceaSed
son or a pe deceased daughedr as the
wool d hqve 2ot havd hoy bewn qlive dt t e time
parti on, shal be allotted to the Souui ng
child Such pre - dereaSed Son or sueh pr
pap
-deeased daughter, - de - , wjh e pe -
dete ate d ch: e - - Aeceased Sou d a
- detedsed daogher.
 4) Sechon6 (P) proudes tha ho Cooddt shall
any zht to procaad agaihs+
a Son
tog hi2e
andSoh or gaedt gaandson Pe tthe ecoue>y
any debt doe fem his tather, gaan
Fckth e r dr great gaand fdher.

(5)Sxpla nadzin to Jection 6 6 prour des

that par hith'on fethe podposes ot thiss Secron
m eans qny pasiHon made b exetuhoh a
eed pari hoh doly sezstered ondey h e
estrah'oin Act (4DP (16 ( 1 0 ) paddo
eteed by a decsea c coort

6) Sechoun 6 (6) TH eu des hat-L

his Sechdn shall appl
shall apPl y4
hohng
hothihg Contaihed in
ed-eced
apaT i don, ohich has
been
to
be Fore He ao - 12 -ado (p.

(T General ole t SocceSay. Jechoy 8

T e nepert 4 male h.ndu dyihg.

(7A) t
intestate shall devolue as ped
PoiS'an gveu below
R l g amonas tue heds heiS
spe u e d in class TE the Sche do le.
no hers class I eXits
then amongsthe hei class T
I ho he i u both classes
teu amanast agnates t h e decease d
L a s t , i7 ho aghades, Hen
amingt he Co 2hdes ohe decea-sed.
(UATT) Applica bilidy. o e chon 8.
8.
mdle hhdu
+ applica ble to h opevty, t a
dyine ntesdae.
Te ih:ral pazt o Se cAbn 6 permi ts Copa
devolue ou heids by
-(en«r propedty to
SoauvDrship , dud hene
where ths Paa-
& w . l haue no
&h'sn 6 appdies, fechrotn
Case fechro & applie
applica d'on. ln Such a

aud n e divrded Son will get bu Sutte S'o n

asitit were Separdde popety q

decease
Popedty oy Sottesdiay
sdbud'on e
-Sechon
t e disi-
Followhg a e the Toles povidod f r
class hers:
-botton opeaty among

9- Aole 1 ltest«de' widow -

ohe

share CIf he had more than |

widow n
also hare in total
2 Role a Sot v;uikg Sons, davahters
deceased
-

ohe Shae each.

mother
3 Te heibs in the baanelh ;
(9.3 Role
each AereasedSon o each pe deceasel Aeu
gher d the intestate shell t4ke beduwe em
e m ohe shaze
.P Rle p The dirdmbuh'ou q Hhe shae
Leres to zile 3
1) n onast the he:rs in the
 be J o a l e
branch h e pe dea se d Son shall
hs
ha hiS widou (or widows) to gether
Suuin9 Sons daughder zet «qual poadhohs;
h i s pt decease d soh ges
gets
he beanch
h e sqme Poxdoh
h e her in tHe branch
C9-Cp-2) Amongst
So made h a t
p e de ceqsed davahter shal a l pati
Sons daughtr get e9u
e surViving
)RightsLiabidid'es o d dauger membez=
dS a coneseqotne o Ameu meu+ made b
(ammdm eut) A aoDS
hhdu Succesron
4Hndu
l-1DaoghBtr Shall be copartener
a

ami pYoptrtY
Cloa 1* a hndu dies, the to perrrener po
-

pert shall be qllotted to t h dauzner as

iqlloted to Sons
1 femqle Copartener dies befsre
Clo 3) a

Parhhon, t h n childven Svch copar(Hne&

eli zjble d J d A e n d l allotmeut 4sso-
wool
mina a p rdhran had t4keu plate imnediately
be fore her demise.
Yer ahtesters
(fo No ecovery is made
des om Son, zrand foh, dr 3eat gaandso

b app l ha doctihe Pious obligah on.

(lo-s) A fe male mem ber can qlso e k pa
ition t h e dwelLina house where t e Fami ly
ideS.
soh tuen
Clo6) A wi dow o a pe - deceaned
though emaodied is houw eligible fr shade
in propertg ar legal her o e pe deceased
 Sovn d e fam;ly.
(lo 9)
(lo 9) A male Can also dispase 4 herr shase
will.
n copar(en¢ry poperty at her owh
Con eloo
Stdtus 4hhduL womey was aluways Sobead to
male members 4he famJy even ii Dhaemashestos
Ahd h a t s why when the tindu Sucessan e t war
enace d in lqs6, h e legislads did not f e l any
heod for zjuihg dnznts to davahters in h e
haton
Prope t y o H e fathez, s i r e h e after
daugher being part o ahother fam;ly
n0t hque nput to ih he-
her maria ze and s hoold
- qnyhng fom her father's pnopeay

Bot wHh he aooS amndmautHe egvolit

ensuaed ond the tonsh tuhbn was aeesdqbl' -

shed aud h e poovlSi hs g7ate dHhe equality4

ih Status Soh daoghter in a jo Hindu
ami Tho ugh the Certaiu am bia?ty
She¥)sts ih egads to the val;dity
his deam ir howhere
adopted daughdtrs, as
mentioned i e amended Het her i h
2ards to nhediante her fadhr's
prepe y . s o he childen t t e davzh-
tergwl loe teate
ed. as Co patCens
in the Same Sense as ha+ ofon's
childr, as the Syadus S o n o
daug her har ean equauly under
Section 6 e Aet
 (8

tence, it is t e most e m,neLF

achitemeut in he bak drop ohre

were Sjtudded ih tthe

ihd womey

betore h r amedmen +
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