• Dr.Ramya.S

ABSTRACT: After the Hindu Succession Act 1956 which opened married daughter’s access to father's property, the enactment of the 2005 Hindu Succession Amendment Act (HSAA) was a significant move to herald and sustain gender equality by facilitating women's property rights, which was biased against them before this enactment. It has ensured that the daughters can be coparceners in the ancestral property of their father. This paper is based on a study conducted on "married women's assertion of their rights in parental property. Taking a sample of a few households in the urban fringe villages near the city of Mysuru and using qualitative methods of data collection, its findings have shown a mixed result: the process is impacted by many complex processes. Women have faced several administrative and bureaucratic hurdles; are hesitant to approach a court of law due to lack of resources but more due to public gaze that paints them as being unfair to brothers and parents who have borne the cost of their weddings. But they are also compelled to do good to husband and parents - in - law to avoid rising domestic violence and crime. The paper concludes that there is still a long way to go for the daughters who brave themselves to claim. The state and civil society organizations have to take steps to safeguard their interests through proper avenues.

Key Words: Gender and Property Rights, Law, Inheritance, Patriarchy

"PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WOMEN: MYTHS, REALITIES, AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no.d320-d326, January-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601335.pdf

"PROPERTY RIGHTS OF WOMEN: MYTHS, REALITIES, AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no. ppd320-d326, January-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601335.pdf