Supreme Court of India
KANCHANA RAI versus GEETA SHARMA & ORS.
2026 INSC 54
Issue for consideration
Whether a daughter-in-law, who becomes a widow after the death of her father-in-law, is a dependant upon the estate of the father- in-law, and entitled to claim maintenance from his estate.
Headnote excerpt
Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, 1956 – Chapter III, A daughter- in-law became widow after death of her father-in-law – She is dependent upon the estate of father-in-law – Whether she is entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate – Whether the words “any widow of his son” would mean
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