https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174215 The court upheld the decree in favor of the appellants, ruling that the widow had no right to gift the property inherited from her husband in 1933. The subsequent gift made by her after the Hindu Succession Act came into force was deemed void as she did not become a full owner under Section 14. The court determined that succession to the estate opened upon the widow's death in 1963, applying Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act over Customary Law. Consequently, the respondent was declared the rightful heir, and the appeal was dismissed with costs awarded against the appellants. en-us Tue, 05 Mar 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 15:26:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174215 The court upheld the decree in favor of the appellants, ruling that the widow had no right to gift the property inherited from her husband in 1933. The subsequent gift made by her after the Hindu Succession Act came into force was deemed void as she did not become a full owner under Section 14. The court determined that succession to the estate opened upon the widow's death in 1963, applying Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act over Customary Law. Consequently, the respondent was declared the rightful heir, and the appeal was dismissed with costs awarded against the appellants. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Mar 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174215