https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288891 A widowed daughter-in-law could claim maintenance from her father-in-law's self-acquired property after it devolved on the surviving son by inheritance. The property was not treated as ancestral merely because it passed to the son, but Hindu law recognised a moral obligation on the father-in-law to maintain the widow, and that obligation was held to attach to the estate in the son's hands. The son's inheritance was therefore subject to a legally enforceable charge in favour of the widow. The appeal succeeded on this legal question, the dismissal below was set aside, and the matter was remitted for decision on the remaining issues. en-us Fri, 07 Dec 1888 00:00:00 +0521 Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:53:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288891 A widowed daughter-in-law could claim maintenance from her father-in-law's self-acquired property after it devolved on the surviving son by inheritance. The property was not treated as ancestral merely because it passed to the son, but Hindu law recognised a moral obligation on the father-in-law to maintain the widow, and that obligation was held to attach to the estate in the son's hands. The son's inheritance was therefore subject to a legally enforceable charge in favour of the widow. The appeal succeeded on this legal question, the dismissal below was set aside, and the matter was remitted for decision on the remaining issues. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Dec 1888 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288891