https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174215 A widow who had previously gifted the property and was not in legal possession of the inherited estate when the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into force did not acquire full ownership under Section 14, so the later gift was ineffective. On her death, succession to the limited estate opened at that time and was governed by Section 8 of the Act, which applies prospectively to devolution after the Act's commencement. The daughter therefore succeeded under Section 8, and the pre-existing customary Hindu law excluding daughters did not govern. The appellants' claim based on customary law failed. 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 A widow who had previously gifted the property and was not in legal possession of the inherited estate when the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 came into force did not acquire full ownership under Section 14, so the later gift was ineffective. On her death, succession to the limited estate opened at that time and was governed by Section 8 of the Act, which applies prospectively to devolution after the Act's commencement. The daughter therefore succeeded under Section 8, and the pre-existing customary Hindu law excluding daughters did not govern. The appellants' claim based on customary law failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Mar 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174215