1. This act was made to amend the laws relating to the succession of property and assets among Hindus when someone dies without making a will. 2. This Act applies to the citizens of India belonging to the religion of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, or Sikh. 3. Section 6 was amended during the 2005 Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act and includes: 1. In a joint Hindu family, a daughter has equal rights the same as the son of the family. 2. Daughter will be allotted the same share of the property as the son. 3. The succession of property should be done based on the will or intestate succession and not by survivorship. 4. The share of any deceased member of the family should be allotted to his surviving child or grandchild. 5. Any successor inheriting assets of his predecessor will not inherit the debt amount exceeding the value of the assets. 4. Section 8 specifies the following general rules of intestate succession in the cases of males; 1.
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