Supreme Court of India
Mukatlal v. Kailash Chand (d) through Lrs. and Ors.
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In view of the above, there remains no shadow of doubt that a Hindu woman’s right to maintenance was not and is not an empty formality or an illusory claim being conceded as a [2024] 6 S.C.R. 307 Mukatlal v.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the right of the legal heir of Hindu widow to enforce her right of succession in the unpartitioned Joint Hindu Family property by virtue of s. 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Headnotes Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – s.14(1) – Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property – Right of the legal heir of Hindu widow to enforce her right of succession in the unpartitioned joint hindu family property by virtue of s.14(1), when neither the widow nor her legal heir in possession of the suit land: Held: For establishing full ownership on the
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