On and from the commencement of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, in a Joint Hindu Family governed by the Mitakshara law, conferring on daughter coparcenary status by substituting new section for:
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After the 2005 Amendment to Hindu Succession Act, a daughter of a coparcener is treated as a coparcener by birth, with the same rights and liabilities as a son. She can demand partition, has a right to reside in the dwelling house, and her share devolves by survivorship.