R. Mahalakshmi vs A. Kanchana And Ors

The Supreme Court examined the implications of Section 29 A of the Hindu Succession (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1989, which grants daughters equal rights as sons in ancestral property. The Court held that the Appellant, who married after the amendment, is entitled to a 6/20 share of the property, alongside the Second Defendant, while the First and Third Defendants, who married before the amendment, are entitled to 1/20 share each. The matter was remitted to the Trial Court to ensure all inherited properties were included in the partition suit, affirming the rights of daughters in coparcenary property.