In Brief
Two married daughters sought partition of ancestral joint family property against their brother. The Supreme Court held that under the Tamil Nadu amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1989, only unmarried daughters of living coparceners as of March 1989 become coparceners with partition rights. Since both appellants were married before 1989, they were never coparceners and could not claim partition. However, they are entitled to receive their share in the ancestral property through succession rules upon their father's and mother's death. The appeal was partly allowed, directing compensation for the share of sold properties.",
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