https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286951 A codifying statute is exhaustive only on matters it expressly covers, so the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 did not displace a Hindu wife's right to invoke Section 39 of the Transfer of Property Act against alienated property. The wife could therefore proceed against transferees with notice. The law also permits a charge over such property to secure maintenance, but only to the extent necessary to satisfy the maintenance claim, with property still in the husband's hands ordinarily to be proceeded against first for past maintenance. The decree creating the charge was accordingly remitted for limited determination of extent and execution order. en-us Fri, 25 Jun 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:54:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286951 A codifying statute is exhaustive only on matters it expressly covers, so the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 did not displace a Hindu wife's right to invoke Section 39 of the Transfer of Property Act against alienated property. The wife could therefore proceed against transferees with notice. The law also permits a charge over such property to secure maintenance, but only to the extent necessary to satisfy the maintenance claim, with property still in the husband's hands ordinarily to be proceeded against first for past maintenance. The decree creating the charge was accordingly remitted for limited determination of extent and execution order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Jun 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286951