Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Dispute Under Hindu Succession Act — Clarifies Application of Section 31(a) to Widows' Rights. The court held that the Lower Appellate Court erred in not considering the share of Balu's widow Gopikabai, and remanded for recalculation of shares equally among three branches....
The case involves a property dispute among cousins of Shankar, who died intestate in 1971 without any direct descendants. The property originally belonged to Shankar, and upon his death, his three cou...
