Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, an amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, received the assent from President of India on 5 September 2005 and was given effect from 9 September 2005. It was essentially meant for removing gender discriminatory provisions regarding property rights in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. It was a revolutionary step in the field of Indian legislation regarding rights of women in India. Key amendments. Amendment of section 4 of the principal Act. In section 4 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, sub-section (2) has been omitted. Amendment of  Section 6 of the principal Act. Section 6 in the principal act has been substituted by the amended provision. The amended provision under section 6 of the principal act in essence defines as follows:-ment of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, the pious obligation of a son, grandson or great-grandson for the recovery of any debt due from his father, grandfather or great-grandfather under the Hindu law, came to an end Exception. The amendment, under clause 5 of section 6 provides an exception as follows: Explanation - For the purposes of this section "partition" means any partition made by  execution of a deed of partition duly registered under the Registration Act, 1908 or partition effected by a decree of a court Key features & effect. The amendment has tremendously balanced the property rights of male and female siblings. In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the law has retrospective effect, and for the daughter to become a co-sharer with her male siblings, the father does not have to be alive on 9 September 2005. The Supreme Court also ruled that the amendment was applicable to all partition suits filed before 2005 and pending when the amendment was framed. Hindu