Question

Match the following.

Note -
HSA: Hindu Succession Act
HSAA: Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act

• A. 2005
• B. Gender equality
• C. Gender inequality
• D. 1956

Answer 1

First enacted in 1956, the Hindu Succession Act discriminated against women by only allowing sons to inherit property. Amended in 2005, the Act was changed to allow for daughters and wives to inherit land left behind by individuals.