Supreme Court Upholds Widow’s Right to Property Under Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act: Munni Devi vs. Rajendra (2022)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Bela M. Trivedi, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 27, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 14(1), Judges, Maintenance Rights, Property Rights of Women

Supreme Court Upholds Widow’s Right to Property Under Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act: Munni Devi vs. Rajendra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Hindu widow’s pre-existing right to maintenance, coupled with settled possession of property, ripens into full ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights […]

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