https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169899 A widowed daughter's limited interest under her father's will was held to be property taken in recognition of a pre-existing right to maintenance, so Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 enlarged the estate into absolute ownership. Although the will used restrictive language and contemplated reversion to the brothers, the decisive factor was that the daughter was a destitute dependent with a maintenance claim under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. Section 14(2) did not apply because it is confined to a fresh grant creating a restricted estate without antecedent right. The court therefore treated the bequest as a maintenance-linked provision, not a new limited grant. en-us Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 May 2015 12:32:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169899 A widowed daughter's limited interest under her father's will was held to be property taken in recognition of a pre-existing right to maintenance, so Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 enlarged the estate into absolute ownership. Although the will used restrictive language and contemplated reversion to the brothers, the decisive factor was that the daughter was a destitute dependent with a maintenance claim under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. Section 14(2) did not apply because it is confined to a fresh grant creating a restricted estate without antecedent right. The court therefore treated the bequest as a maintenance-linked provision, not a new limited grant. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169899