https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189837 The 1973 amendment to the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act barred fresh challenges to alienations on custom, but it did not nullify an earlier final declaratory decree already obtained against the gift. That decree had declared the gift non-binding on the reversioners and, under the statutory scheme, continued to operate for the benefit of those entitled to share in the deceased's property at the time of death, including the adopted son. The respondent relied on that existing decree rather than re-contesting the gift, so the amendment did not defeat his claim to possession of the gifted property. The appeal failed. en-us Wed, 23 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:58:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189837 The 1973 amendment to the Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act barred fresh challenges to alienations on custom, but it did not nullify an earlier final declaratory decree already obtained against the gift. That decree had declared the gift non-binding on the reversioners and, under the statutory scheme, continued to operate for the benefit of those entitled to share in the deceased's property at the time of death, including the adopted son. The respondent relied on that existing decree rather than re-contesting the gift, so the amendment did not defeat his claim to possession of the gifted property. The appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189837