https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184270 Succession to a female bhumidhar's estate was held to depend on the source of her title: where she originally inherited the holding from her husband, later statutory changes in tenancy status did not make the property self-acquired. Section 172 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, read with section 171, therefore governed succession, not section 174, which applies only to independent female ownership. The prior view treating the matter differently because of the form of proceedings was rejected, and the brother's son was held to be the preferential heir over the daughter. en-us Fri, 30 Jan 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184270 Succession to a female bhumidhar's estate was held to depend on the source of her title: where she originally inherited the holding from her husband, later statutory changes in tenancy status did not make the property self-acquired. Section 172 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, read with section 171, therefore governed succession, not section 174, which applies only to independent female ownership. The prior view treating the matter differently because of the form of proceedings was rejected, and the brother's son was held to be the preferential heir over the daughter. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Jan 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184270