https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168452 Property allotted to a Hindu widow in satisfaction of a pre-existing right to maintenance was treated as property acquired in recognition of an existing claim, not as a fresh grant. Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act was construed broadly to enlarge a female Hindu's estate into absolute ownership when she is in possession, including property received in lieu of maintenance. Section 14(2) was confined to instruments that create a new title for the first time and did not apply where the compromise merely recorded the widow's legal position. A restriction on alienation in the compromise did not defeat the operation of section 14(1). en-us Thu, 17 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:21:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168452 Property allotted to a Hindu widow in satisfaction of a pre-existing right to maintenance was treated as property acquired in recognition of an existing claim, not as a fresh grant. Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act was construed broadly to enlarge a female Hindu's estate into absolute ownership when she is in possession, including property received in lieu of maintenance. Section 14(2) was confined to instruments that create a new title for the first time and did not apply where the compromise merely recorded the widow's legal position. A restriction on alienation in the compromise did not defeat the operation of section 14(1). Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168452