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Section 14(1), Section 14(2), Hindu Succession Act, 1956

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Can a Hindu widow's limited interest become absolute ownership without a formal partition?

Hindu Widow's Limited Interest Converts to Absolute Ownership Under Section 14(1)

Ganapati (Dead) by his LRs vs Prabhakar & Others

Civil Law / Hindu Succession / Property Rights of Hindu Widow

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding that Kashibai's limited interest under the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937 was converted into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and partition was not a prerequisite for this transformation.

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