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Daughter of male Hindu entitled to father’s self-acquired, inherited property, says SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the daughter of a male Hindu is entitled to inherit his self-acquired property or that obtained through family inheritance when the man died without a will, reported Bar and Bench.

The case involves a Hindu man, Marappa Gounder, who had a self-acquired property and he died leaving behind a daughter, Kupayee Ammal.