https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=65997 The liability of joint family property for the marriage expenses of unmarried daughters was treated as deductible where the deceased died owning ancestral or coparcenary property. Applying Hindu law principles, the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, and the estate duty scheme, the text distinguishes authorities dealing with self-acquired property or uncrystallised maintenance claims, and follows the view that an unmarried daughter's independent right against ancestral property for marriage expenses survives. On the facts, the amount claimed was considered reasonable, so the provision was deductible from the estate value to that extent. en-us Sat, 22 Sep 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:23:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=65997 The liability of joint family property for the marriage expenses of unmarried daughters was treated as deductible where the deceased died owning ancestral or coparcenary property. Applying Hindu law principles, the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, and the estate duty scheme, the text distinguishes authorities dealing with self-acquired property or uncrystallised maintenance claims, and follows the view that an unmarried daughter's independent right against ancestral property for marriage expenses survives. On the facts, the amount claimed was considered reasonable, so the provision was deductible from the estate value to that extent. Case-Laws Income Tax Sat, 22 Sep 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=65997