However it has been provided that notwithstanding the religion of any person as mentioned above, the Act shall not apply to the members of any Scheduled Tribe within the meaning of clause (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India unless the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, otherwise directs.
Surajmani Stella Kujur Vs. Durga Charan Hansdah-SC The property of a Hindu male dying intestate, or without a will, would be given first to heirs within Class I.
The property of a Hindu female dying intestate, or without a will, shall devolve in the following order: Any person who commits murder is disqualified from receiving any form of inheritance from the victim.
It revised rules on coparcenary property, giving daughters of the deceased equal rights with sons, and subjecting them to the same liabilities and disabilities.
The amendment essentially furthers equal rights between Hindu males and females in society through legislation.