https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=28077 A legally enforceable provision for an unmarried daughter's marriage expenses can be treated as a deductible burden on Hindu ancestral or coparcenary property for estate duty purposes. The text explains that the daughter's right arises under Hindu law independently of the father's personal obligation, that section 27 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 does not abolish that pre-existing right, and that section 44 of the Estate Duty Act, 1953 permits deduction of the resulting debt or encumbrance when the deceased died possessed of such property. en-us Thu, 09 Sep 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:27:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=28077 A legally enforceable provision for an unmarried daughter's marriage expenses can be treated as a deductible burden on Hindu ancestral or coparcenary property for estate duty purposes. The text explains that the daughter's right arises under Hindu law independently of the father's personal obligation, that section 27 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 does not abolish that pre-existing right, and that section 44 of the Estate Duty Act, 1953 permits deduction of the resulting debt or encumbrance when the deceased died possessed of such property. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 09 Sep 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=28077