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 C
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 was a landmark reform in Hindu personal law.Before the amendment, only male members of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) could be coparceners and thus eligible to become the karta (head) of the family.
After the 2005 amendment, daughters were granted the same rights and liabilities as sons in the coparcenary property.
This means that daughters became coparceners by birth, and therefore, they are now eligible to become the karta of a Hindu joint family if they are the senior-most coparcener.
Therefore, the correct statement is: Women can now become karta of joint Hindu family.
The answer is a or c as the law has changed
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