Mohit S. Shah, C.J.—This Full Bench has been constituted on the reference made by a learned Single Judge of this Court (R.G. Ketkar, J.). This reference became necessary as the learned Judge doubted correctness of the decision rendered by Division Bench of this Court in Vaishali S. Ganorkar & Others v/s. Satish Keshavrao Ganorkar & Others1 The following questions of law have been referred for our opinion:-

“(a) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act, 2005 is prospective or retrospective in operation?

(b) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act,2005 applies to daughters born prior to 17.6.1956?

(c) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 as amended by the Amendment Act,2005 applies to daughters born after 17.6.1956 And prior to 9.9.2005?

(d) Whether Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act,1956 as amended by the Amendment Act,2005 applies only to daughters born after 9.9.2005?

(e) Whether the decision of the Division Bench in the case of Vaishali Ganorkar is per in curium of Gandori Koteshwaramma And others?”

2. The primary issue before the learned Single Judge was whether S