हरियाणा राज्य बनाम रानी देवी
| Citation | 2012 SCC OnLine P&H 4128 |
| Court | Punjab & Haryana High Court |
| Date | 2012 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Bench | Division Bench |
| Acts/Articles | Hindu Succession Act Section 6 (as amended 2005), Article 14 |
| Category | Haryana-Specific, Property & Land Law |
Key Principle Established
Women in Haryana have equal right to ancestral property after the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005. Daughters are coparceners by birth and have equal inheritance rights.
A dispute arose regarding the inheritance rights of daughters in ancestral agricultural land in Haryana following the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act.
The Court held that after the 2005 Amendment, daughters are coparceners by birth and have the same rights in coparcenary property as sons. This applies to agricultural land as well, and customary practices in Haryana that deny daughters’ inheritance rights are overridden by the amended statute.
This judgment is of immense importance in Haryana where customary practices have historically denied women’s property rights. It affirms that the 2005 Amendment applies fully to Haryana agricultural land, empowering daughters to claim their equal share.
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