Supreme Court of India

Musammat Phool Kuer v. Musammat Pem Kuer and Another

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Reported as [1952] 1 S.C.R. 793
Bench Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chandrasekhara Aiyar and Vman Bose JJ.
Decided 14 April 1952

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Hindu law-Widow-Surrender 'to next reversioner and stranger-Validity-Compromise by widow-When binding O# reversioner. (1) (1918) 27 .L.J. 532. 1952 Raja Bhupendra Narain Singha Bahadur v. Maharaj Bahadur Singh and Others. Mahajan /. 1952 April 24 1952 Musammat Phool Kuer v. Musammat Pem Kuer and Another. Mahaian f. 794 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1952] relinquishment by a Hindu widow of her estate in favour of the next reversioner and a stranger in equal moieties is not a valid surrender under Hindu law. valid surrender cannot be made in favour of anybody except the next heir of the husband.

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