https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279096 Execution of a will that is admitted in pleadings does not require proof through attesting witness evidence, because the dispute then concerns legal effect rather than execution. A settlement deed and connected adoption deed that confine a Hindu female's rights to lifetime enjoyment, pocket expenses, maintenance, and reversion on death create only a limited estate, so Section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies rather than Section 14(1). Property validly bequeathed to her under the husband's will became absolute and could be further transferred, but the item not so acquired remained with the plaintiff as heir of the adopted son, with mesne profits. en-us Tue, 25 Jan 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:16:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279096 Execution of a will that is admitted in pleadings does not require proof through attesting witness evidence, because the dispute then concerns legal effect rather than execution. A settlement deed and connected adoption deed that confine a Hindu female's rights to lifetime enjoyment, pocket expenses, maintenance, and reversion on death create only a limited estate, so Section 14(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies rather than Section 14(1). Property validly bequeathed to her under the husband's will became absolute and could be further transferred, but the item not so acquired remained with the plaintiff as heir of the adopted son, with mesne profits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Jan 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279096