1996 (4) TMI 92

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....n : " Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, was the Tribunal justified in law in holding that the one-third interest of the deceased was encumbered with the maintenance charges of his wife ? " We have heard learned standing counsel for the Department and Sri Vikram Gulati for the accountable person. The deceased, Sri Chand Kishore expired on August 19, 1969, and a st....

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....cted from the estate of the deceased. However, in the same decision it has been held that in view of section 27 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, the widow's claim for maintenance shall not be a charge on the estate of the deceased husband or any portion thereof, unless one has been created by the will of the deceased. In the present case, it has been pointed out by Sri Gulati that th....