https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199423 A compromise decree that gives a widow enjoyment of property for life, with later deeds consistently recording only a life interest and reversion to the son, supports characterisation of the grant as a restricted estate under section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act rather than an enlargement into absolute ownership under section 14(1). The text also notes that a ryotwari patta granted by the competent land reforms authority and allowed to attain finality cannot be reopened or ignored by a civil court, because the special statutory scheme assigns such determinations to the designated authority and gives them finality. en-us Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:03:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199423 A compromise decree that gives a widow enjoyment of property for life, with later deeds consistently recording only a life interest and reversion to the son, supports characterisation of the grant as a restricted estate under section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act rather than an enlargement into absolute ownership under section 14(1). The text also notes that a ryotwari patta granted by the competent land reforms authority and allowed to attain finality cannot be reopened or ignored by a civil court, because the special statutory scheme assigns such determinations to the designated authority and gives them finality. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199423