No, as a general rule, a coparcener cannot validly gift away ancestral property, or even their own undivided share of it, without either the consent of the other coparceners or, absent consent, limiting the gift strictly to their own legitimate share — this is a well-established principle under Hindu law governing coparcenary property, and it exists specifically to protect the collective interests of all coparceners who hold birthright interests in ancestral property. Under Hindu law as it applies through the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and long-standing judicial precedent, a coparcener's power to alienate ancestral property is significantly more restricted than their power over self-acquired property, precisely because ancestral property is held for the benefit of the entire coparcenary, not any single member exclusively.

Indian courts have consistently held that a gift of ancestral property by one coparcener, without the consent of the others, is void to the extent it exceeds that coparcener's own legitimate share — meaning if a father, for instance, gifts the entire ancestral property to one child without the knowledge or consent of other coparceners (including daughters, who hold equal coparcenary rights following the 2005 amendment to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956), the other coparceners can challenge the gift and have it set aside to the extent it improperly conveys their own rightful shares. Even a coparcener's disposal of their own share through gift, rather than sale, has traditionally been viewed with some restriction under classical Hindu law texts, though modern courts generally permit a coparcener to gift their own legitimate, ascertainable share, provided it doesn't encroach on others' interests.

A narrow, recognised exception exists for gifts made out of "pious obligation" or for specific religious and charitable purposes within reasonable limits, which Hindu law has traditionally permitted even without full coparcener consent, though this exception is applied narrowly and does not extend to substantial gifts of ancestral property to favoured individuals under the guise of religious or charitable intent.

If you are a coparcener whose ancestral property rights have been affected by an unauthorised gift, the appropriate remedy is a suit for declaration under Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, seeking a declaration that the gift is void to the extent it exceeds the donor's legitimate share, combined with a suit for partition under the Partition Act, 1893, to have your rightful portion separately determined and possession restored.

Given how much these cases depend on correctly establishing the ancestral versus self-acquired character of the property, and precisely calculating each coparcener's legitimate share, careful legal analysis is essential before proceeding. For representation before Ahmedabad's courts, the Top Property Lawyers in Ahmedabad | Aapka Legal Advice directory can connect you with suitable counsel, and the team at Aapka Legal Advice can help assess your coparcenary rights.

In conclusion, no, ancestral property generally cannot be validly gifted away without the consent of coparceners in Ahmedabad beyond the donor's own legitimate share — such a gift remains challengeable and voidable to the extent it improperly conveys the interests of other coparceners, including daughters under the amended Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.