- As per law, now a daughter whether married or unmarried is having equal share in the Ancestral property i.e. an equal share in such a property accrues by birth itself. Before 2005, only sons had a share in such property.
- Further , the Supreme Court has recently said that a daughter's right to ancestral property does not arise if the father died before the amendment of Hindu law that came into force in 2005.
- In other words, the father would have to be alive till September 9, 2005, for the daughter to become a co-sharer of his property along with her male siblings.
- Since ,your father died before 2005 without distributing the property , hence your sister will not get any share over the ancestral property left by him legally.
- However , ownership can be claimed on the legally executed title document
- You should file a suit for declaration for getting ownership of the property.