https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279603 Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act enlarges a Hindu female's limited estate into absolute ownership where her possession is traceable to a pre-existing right, especially a right to maintenance. Property allotted or held in recognition of that antecedent right is not confined by restrictive terms in a will or compromise decree. Section 14(2) is an exception limited to property acquired for the first time under an instrument creating a restricted estate, and it does not apply where the instrument merely records or recognises an existing entitlement. The decision affirms that the restrictive estate cannot survive against a pre-existing legal right. en-us Fri, 23 Aug 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279603 Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act enlarges a Hindu female's limited estate into absolute ownership where her possession is traceable to a pre-existing right, especially a right to maintenance. Property allotted or held in recognition of that antecedent right is not confined by restrictive terms in a will or compromise decree. Section 14(2) is an exception limited to property acquired for the first time under an instrument creating a restricted estate, and it does not apply where the instrument merely records or recognises an existing entitlement. The decision affirms that the restrictive estate cannot survive against a pre-existing legal right. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Aug 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279603