https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272434 A Hindu widow in possession of her husband's restricted estate could validly gift a reasonable portion of the property to her daughter as marriage dowry in fulfilment of an ante-nuptial promise. Hindu law treats a daughter's marriage as a religious and moral duty, and permits such an alienation if the value is reasonable having regard to the estate. The gift need not be executed at the exact time of the marriage ceremony if made later in discharge of the promise. Section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act regulates the mode of gift but does not cut down the widow's substantive power under Hindu law. The gift was therefore valid and binding on the reversioners. en-us Tue, 29 Jan 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 May 2018 11:56:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272434 A Hindu widow in possession of her husband's restricted estate could validly gift a reasonable portion of the property to her daughter as marriage dowry in fulfilment of an ante-nuptial promise. Hindu law treats a daughter's marriage as a religious and moral duty, and permits such an alienation if the value is reasonable having regard to the estate. The gift need not be executed at the exact time of the marriage ceremony if made later in discharge of the promise. Section 123 of the Transfer of Property Act regulates the mode of gift but does not cut down the widow's substantive power under Hindu law. The gift was therefore valid and binding on the reversioners. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Jan 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272434