Danamma @ Suman Surpur vs Amar

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether daughters born before the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 can be considered coparceners. The Court held that the daughters, being born prior to the Act, could not claim coparcener status under the original provisions, but post the 2005 Amendment, they are entitled to equal rights as sons. The Court overturned the lower courts' decisions that denied the daughters their share, affirming their right to inherit as coparceners by birth under the amended law.