https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=66192 On the death of a coparcener, the proviso to section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act fixes the widow's or other female heir's share, but the legal fiction is confined to that purpose and does not dissolve the joint family status by itself. A female heir acquires a definite and indefeasible share, yet remains a member of the Hindu undivided family unless she takes steps to separate herself and demand partition. Where the widow did not elect to go out of the family, the family property continued to be held jointly, and the deceased coparcener's share was not excluded from the net wealth of the Hindu undivided family. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:49:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=66192 On the death of a coparcener, the proviso to section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act fixes the widow's or other female heir's share, but the legal fiction is confined to that purpose and does not dissolve the joint family status by itself. A female heir acquires a definite and indefeasible share, yet remains a member of the Hindu undivided family unless she takes steps to separate herself and demand partition. Where the widow did not elect to go out of the family, the family property continued to be held jointly, and the deceased coparcener's share was not excluded from the net wealth of the Hindu undivided family. Case-Laws Wealth-tax Wed, 29 Jul 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=66192