hindu succession act

Question 1

which year is this act from

Answer 1

1956

Question 2

which all religions is it applicable to

Answer 2

hindu jain buddhism sikh

Question 3

only amendment of the act in the year. how many sections amended

Answer 3

2005.5.

Question 4

general rules of succession in case of hindu females are in the section_

Answer 4

15(1)(d)

Question 5

who headed the bench for sc hearing

Answer 5

arun mishra

Question 6

what did the sc say in 2015

Answer 6

Prakash v Phulwati (2015), a two-judge Bench headed by Justice A K Goel held that the benefit of the 2005 amendment could be granted only to “living daughters of living coparceners” as on September 9, 2005 (the date when the amendment came into force)

Question 7

in 2021 what did they say

Answer 7

Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by birth and does not depend on whether her father was alive or not when the law was enacted in 2005

Question 8

which states made law even before 2005 amendment

Answer 8

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had made this change in the law, and Kerala had abolished the Hindu Joint Family System in 1975.

Question 9

which ec amended in 2005

Answer 9

section 6