Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (हिन्दू उत्तराधिकार अधिनियम, 1956)
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (हिन्दू उत्तराधिकार अधिनियम, 1956), Act 30 of 1956, codifies intestate succession for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs; amended in 2005 to give daughters equal coparcenary rights, later upheld in Vineeta Sharma (2020).