Daughter’s Claim for Equal Share in Pending Partition Dispute Examined: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has ruled that a daughter’s share in ancestral property can be reconsidered and modified even after passing of a preliminary decree if the final partition of property has not yet taken place. The Court clarified that rights of daughters under the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 must be protected when final decree proceedings are still pending before the court. The…