Supreme Court of India

Gurdip Singh and Anr. v. Amar Singh and Anr.

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Reported as [1991] 1 S.C.R. 385
Bench K.N. Saikia and Madan Mohan Punchhi JJ.
Decided 14 February 1991

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Hindu ·Succession Act, 1956: Section 14-Enlargement of ""'( widow's estate-Property gifted in lieu of maintenance-Whether the limited estate enlarged into an absolute estate. )- The grandfather of the appellants and respondents had two wives. The first wife and her only son died during bis life time. The pre- deceased son left behind four sons and a daughter. hi 1947, the grand­ father made three oral gifts of certain properties in favour of his second >---~/wife, in lieu of maintenance. Later, the grandmother gifted some of these properties to two step grandsons. The gift was challenged by

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