https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292389 A settlement was construed as conferring an absolute estate in reversion, because the instrument had to be read as a whole and the words referring to "heirs and representatives" were treated as words of limitation rather than purchase. The later restrictive language was treated as inoperative or merely descriptive, consistent with the effect of the Oudh Estates Act, 1869. On that footing, the property in Lachman Singh's hands was held to be self-acquired rather than ancestral, so Hindu survivorship rules did not govern it. He was therefore entitled to dispose of the property by will, and the appeal failed. en-us Tue, 03 Jul 1923 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:35:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292389 A settlement was construed as conferring an absolute estate in reversion, because the instrument had to be read as a whole and the words referring to "heirs and representatives" were treated as words of limitation rather than purchase. The later restrictive language was treated as inoperative or merely descriptive, consistent with the effect of the Oudh Estates Act, 1869. On that footing, the property in Lachman Singh's hands was held to be self-acquired rather than ancestral, so Hindu survivorship rules did not govern it. He was therefore entitled to dispose of the property by will, and the appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Jul 1923 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292389