Property Rights: Division of property and land often becomes a cause of dispute. Division of property in the family becomes a big issue. One question that keeps coming up is whether daughters have rights over property or not. If a person dies and there is no will, then how will the property be divided between his son and daughter? What is the procedure in case the daughter is married?
To know the answer to this, OSD of Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority, Dr. Lal Krishna told us that according to the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, the property is equally divided between unmarried daughters and sons in inheritance.
He further said that if the daughter wishes, she can give up her share of the property after her marriage. Pressure cannot be exerted on the daughter for this.
Dr. Lal Krishna told that if the dispute related to the division reaches the Sub-Divisional Magistrate i.e. SDM Court, then the consent of all the shareholders whose names are written in the government document is necessary.
It is also necessary to take the consent of the daughter and sister. Only after this the process can move forward.
In many court decisions, it has been made clear that daughters have equal rights in the property. Their consent is necessary before any division.
