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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Inheritance Dispute — Widow of Predeceased Son Not Entitled to Inherit from Father-in-Law Under Hindu Succession Act. The court held that the widow of a predeceased son is not a Class I heir under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and thus cannot claim inheritance from her father-in-law.

21 Mar 2017

The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court at Goa arising from a suit filed by the respondents claiming inheritance of properties ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Widow's Claim to Inherit from Predeceased Husband's Parents Under Portuguese Civil Code — Right of Representation Under Article 1980 Upheld. The Court held that the widow of a predeceased son is entitled to inherit from her in-laws by representation under Article 1980 of the Portuguese Civil Code, setting aside the lower courts' judgments.

21 Mar 2017

The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court at Goa arising from a dispute over inheritance rights under the Portuguese Civil Code. ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Son's Daughters in Stridhana Succession Case; Rules That Son's Daughters Are Not Entitled to Inherit Under Mitakshara Law. The Court Clarified That the Order of Succession for Stridhana of a Woman Married in an Approved Form Is Exhaustive and Does Not Include Son's Daughters, Preferring the Husband's Heirs Over Them.

17 Sep 1969

This case involved a dispute over succession to the stridhana of Barji, a Hindu widow who died in September 1950, survived by no husband, son, or son'...

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Supreme Court Upholds Widow's Right to Maintenance Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 - Daughter-in-Law's Status as Dependant Clarified in Estate Dispute.

13 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court addressed appeals challenging the maintainability of a maintenance petition filed by a daughter-in-law (Respondent No. 1) against he...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Adoption and Hindu Women's Property Rights Case — Widow's Adoption in 1953 Does Not Extinguish Her Limited Estate Under Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937. The court held that the widow's adoption of a son does not divest her of the limited estate she inherited from her husband under the 1937 Act, and the adopted son does not acquire any right to the property during her lifetime.

19 Oct 2018

The case involves a second appeal before the Bombay High Court concerning the effect of adoption by a widow in 1953 on her rights under the Hindu Wome...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Declares Adopted Son's Alienations Not Binding on Widow's Share. Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Sections 14 and 6 applied to protect widow's pre-existing right of maintenance and partition.

12 Mar 2024

The case involves a second appeal by the legal heirs of the original plaintiff, Housabai, against the judgment and decree of the 3rd Additional Distri...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Grants Leave and Examines High Court's Interpretation of Section 33 of Indian Succession Act in Christian Intestate Succession with Two Widows and Children from Both Marriages; Highlights Differing Views Among Lower Courts on Rights of 'Widow' and 'Lineal Descendants'.

31 Jul 2026

The dispute arose from the intestate death of Mattus Anthony (MA), a Christian, who died in 1991 leaving behind two wives, Filomina and Shyam Bai, and...

High Court

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.

10 Dec 2015

The case involves a property dispute among cousins of Shankar, who died intestate in 1971 without any direct descendants. The property originally belo...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Widow's Partition Suit Due to Remarriage Before Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14 Benefit Not Available to Widow Who Remarried Prior to Act's Commencement

20 Oct 2011

The case involves a second appeal filed by the heirs of the original plaintiff, Sitabai Narhari Rakshe, against the dismissal of her suit for partitio...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Allows Partition Suit by Widow in Hindu Joint Family Property — Widow Entitled to Share of Deceased Husband's Interest in Ancestral Property Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The court confirmed the concurrent findings of the lower courts granting the plaintiff a 1/4th share in the ancestral properties, holding that the widow succeeds to her husband's share as a Class I heir.

25 Jun 2013

The plaintiff, Smt. K.B. Dhanalakshmi, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of a 1/4th share in the suit schedule properties, claiming t...

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