https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199005 The court interpreted a settlement deed granting the wife a life estate with the adopted son succeeding to the property after her demise. The adoption deed specified the adopted son's absolute rights post-parents' death. The court emphasized the adopted son's entitlement only upon his father's death, rejecting the property as ancestral. As the adopted son did not seek partition, the court ruled he must share the property with the after-born brother and step-mother under Hindu Law, allowing the appeal and dismissing the suit. en-us Fri, 14 Sep 1945 00:00:00 +0630 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:40:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199005 The court interpreted a settlement deed granting the wife a life estate with the adopted son succeeding to the property after her demise. The adoption deed specified the adopted son's absolute rights post-parents' death. The court emphasized the adopted son's entitlement only upon his father's death, rejecting the property as ancestral. As the adopted son did not seek partition, the court ruled he must share the property with the after-born brother and step-mother under Hindu Law, allowing the appeal and dismissing the suit. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Sep 1945 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199005