https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284779 Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act confers full ownership on a Hindu female in property possessed by her at the commencement of the Act, and that statutory estate is not defeasible by the pre-existing Hindu law doctrine of relation back in adoption. Section 4(1) overrides inconsistent Hindu law rules, so an adoption made after the Act cannot divest the female's absolute ownership by relating back to the adoptive father's death. The Supreme Court held that the woman's alienation remained valid against the adopted son, set aside the High Court's decree, and restored the trial court's decree. en-us Sat, 04 Mar 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:07:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284779 Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act confers full ownership on a Hindu female in property possessed by her at the commencement of the Act, and that statutory estate is not defeasible by the pre-existing Hindu law doctrine of relation back in adoption. Section 4(1) overrides inconsistent Hindu law rules, so an adoption made after the Act cannot divest the female's absolute ownership by relating back to the adoptive father's death. The Supreme Court held that the woman's alienation remained valid against the adopted son, set aside the High Court's decree, and restored the trial court's decree. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 04 Mar 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284779