Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 54 · Decided 13 January 2026
Kanchana Rai v. Geeta Sharma & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 54 · [2026] 2 S.C.R. 191
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 245/2026
- Decided
- 13 January 2026
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, SARASA VENKATANARAYANA BHATTI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21; Hindu Succession Act; Succession Act
Headnote
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. 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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