Can a Female Member of the Family Run HUF (Hindu Undivided Family)?
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 has amended Sec.6 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, mainly to give the same rights and privileges to daughters (Female members) as was enjoyed by the sons of the family. After amendment it is very well possible for a HUF to consist only of female members say a daughter of a Hindu Family along with her mother. There is no bar on this. In a joint Hindu Family governed by the Mitakshara law the daughter of a coparcener shall, • by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son; • have the same rights in the coparcenary property as she would have had if she had been son; • be subject to the same liabilities in respect of the said coparcenary property as that of a son, and any reference to a coparcener shall be deemed to include a reference to a daughter of a coparcener. Even before this succession act came into force, an HUF could be constituted by only females in certain circumstances and moreover, even if the HUF had a mal
