F001👨👩👧 Family & Personal
Property share denied by family member
What you need to know
Under Hindu Succession Act, all legal heirs including daughters have equal right to ancestral and self-acquired property. Daughters have equal rights as sons since 2005 amendment. Challenge through partition suit.
Your rights
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Equal right to ancestral property for all legal heirs
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Daughters have equal rights as sons since 2005 amendment
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File partition suit in Civil Court
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Interim injunction to stop sale of disputed property
What you should do now
Action first1
Request family discussion with documents
- Ask for a meeting with all family members
- Bring: parent's death certificate, property documents, any will or succession documents
2
Send legal notice if discussion fails
- Send written notice to family members asserting your inheritance right
- Attach proof of relationship and relevant property documents
3
File civil suit for partition
- File in District Court for partition and declaration of your share
- Court will either divide property or order sale and distribution of proceeds
Acts applicable
Hindu Succession Act 1956
centralSection 6 — Devolution of interest in coparcenary property (amended 2005)
Code of Civil Procedure 1908
centralOrder 20 Rule 18 — Partition decree
Where to complain
Consumer complaint portal: e-jagriti.gov.in (replaced edaakhil.nic.in as of Jan 2025). Labour complaints: col.gujarat.gov.in. All links verified June 2026 via web search against official government sources.