Which of the following is true ........

Hindu Succession Act 1956/2005 Introduction and Definition

Which of the following is true?

Prior to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, women as daughters, wives or widows had no claim in the ancestral property of their family. Coparcenary property was earlier confined to the male members of the family only.

The amendment Act primarily reflects the recommendations of the Law Commission of India in its 174th Report- Property Rights of Women: Proposed Reform under the Hindu Law.

Post Amendment Act of 2005 the dynamics of share in coparcenary property has conferred equal rights to women and daughters in the Hindu Mitakshara coparcenary property.

All of the above

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Explanation:

Let’s break it down:

- Option 1: Yes, before the 2005 amendment, daughters and female family members weren't part of the coparcenary. Only sons, fathers, grandsons, and great-grandsons—male lineage—could claim coparcenary property. Women had limited inheritance under old rules.

- Option 2: The 2005 change actually does link back to the Law Commission's 174th Report, which had a lot to say about equal property rights for women. The law was updated following those recommendations.

- Option 3: After the amendment, daughters got the same rights as sons in coparcenary property from birth. That’s a huge shift—women now have the same share as male members in ancestral property.

- Option 4: Since all the above are correct, this one is logically the answer.