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).
IBBI proposes rules for out-of-court resolution in bankruptcy cases
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has come out with
