https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168456 A Hindu widow's right to maintenance was a pre-existing right under Shastric Hindu law, merely recognised by later enactments and not created by them. Where a widow held property under a will or compromise decree in recognition of that maintenance-linked right, her possession fell within Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which must be construed liberally to enlarge a limited estate into full ownership. Section 14(2) applies only when an instrument, decree or award creates a new restricted title for the first time. On that basis, the widow's limited interest was enlarged into absolute ownership. en-us Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168456 A Hindu widow's right to maintenance was a pre-existing right under Shastric Hindu law, merely recognised by later enactments and not created by them. Where a widow held property under a will or compromise decree in recognition of that maintenance-linked right, her possession fell within Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which must be construed liberally to enlarge a limited estate into full ownership. Section 14(2) applies only when an instrument, decree or award creates a new restricted title for the first time. On that basis, the widow's limited interest was enlarged into absolute ownership. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168456