A. Female and male heirs are given equal shares
B. No new right is created in favour of female
C. Restriction of right of a female to file a suit for partition is lifted
D. The amendment is retrospective in operation
Answer: Option D
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
The case of Vineeta Sharma versus Rakesh Sharma, has put to rest this question of law and has finally decided that the Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005 would have retrospective effect.