Munni Devi v. Rajendra alias Lallu Lal

Citation2022 SCC OnLine SC 643
Bench2-judge
Date of Decision18 May 2022
CategoryHUF Partition
Statutes Cited["Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 14(1)","Hindu Womens Rights to Property Act 1937","Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956"]

Ratio Decidendi

Where Hindu widow in exclusive settled possession of HUF property, presumption arises property earmarked for maintenance. Section 14(1) enlarges widow's limited interest into absolute ownership.

Headnotes

["Widow settled exclusive possession creates maintenance presumption","Section 14(1) enlarges limited interest into absolute right","Words possessed by and acquired in Section 14(1) of widest amplitude","Widow right to maintenance is tangible right against property","Right recognized under Shastric Hindu Law pre-1937"]

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