DAUGHTERS BECOME EQUAL COPARCENERS AT BIRTH EVEN IF BORN PRIOR TO 2005 AMENDMENT TO HINDU SUCCESSION ACT: SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Vineeta Sharma vs. Rakesh Sharma has held that regardless of whether daughters were born before the 2005 amendment of the Hindu Succession Act 1956 they are to have equal coparcenary rights in Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) properties. They have also observed that it will not matter whether their father died before the 2005 amendment. Conclusively, the 2005 amendment has been empowered with retrospective application. Reddy & Reddy Law Firm has a team of legal experts having extensive knowledge and experience in Family litigation matters. They deal with disputes relating to marriage divorce, adoption, succession and related issues.