Which of the following statements hold true regarding the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005?
A. Women can now act as karta of the joint Hindu family
B. Women cannot act as a karta of the joint Hindu family before or after passing of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
C. Women can now become karta of joint Hindu family
D. None of these
Answer: Option B
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The children born out of a void Hindu Marriage are in the eye of law
A. Illegitimate
B. Legitimate
C. Illegitimate, having no rights in ancestral property
D. Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent's property only
A. Entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
B. Not entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
C. Entitled to claim maintenance with the consent of other heirs
D. Entitled to claim maintenance through the judicial process
A. Remains valid
B. Becomes void
C. Becomes voidable
D. None of these
A petition Under Section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act can be filed if:
A. The marriage is solemnized before the commencement of Act
B. The marriage is solemnized before or after the commencement of Act
C. The marriage is solemnized after the commencement of Act
D. The marriage is solemnized after 1956
https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-woman-karta-hindu-undivided-family-243968
“To say that a woman can be a coparcener but not a Karta, would be giving an interpretation which would not only be anomalous but also against the stated Object of introduction of Amendment [in the Hindu Succession Act, in 2005],” the court said."
The position of law has changed
https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-woman-karta-hindu-undivided-family-243968
I think the position of law has changed now