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Hindu Daughter-in-Law Who Becomes Widow After Father-in-Law’s Death Entitled To Maintenance From His Estate : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a daughter-in-law who becomes a widow after the death of her father-in-law is entitled to claim maintenance from his estate under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.A Bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, while dismissing a batch of civil appeals, ruled that the expression “any widow of his son” under Section 21(vii).

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