LUCKNOW, Jan. 17 -- A recent field-based study by Lucknow University has brought to fore deep-rooted gender disparity in inheritance practices in rural Lucknow, revealing that nearly 90% of daughters in Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) tehsil were denied any share in their father's property, with most respondents unaware of their legal rights. The study, titled 'Legal Evaluation of the Status of Daughters' Rights in Land and Ancestral Property under Mission Shakti in Uttar Pradesh, with Special Reference to Bakshi Ka Talab Tehsil of Lucknow District', was conducted by LU's faculty of law, under the UP government's research and development plan (2021-22). Explaining the findings, principal investigator Prof Rakesh Kumar Singh said inheritance of agricultural land in UP is still governed by the UP Revenue Code, 2006, which restricts inheritance rights to unmarried daughters only. "Once a daughter is married, her right to inherit her father's agricultural land automatically comes to an end," Singh said. He pointed out that this stands in sharp contrast to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, and the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in Vineeta Sharma vs Rakesh Sharma, which recognise daughters as equal coparceners with inheritance rights. The study urged policymakers to ensure that married daughters receive their rightful share in their father's property, even after marriage....