Section 14: Property of a female Hindu to be her absolute property

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1. 1. Under the Explanation to Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the 'property' of which a female Hindu is full owner includes property acquired by her:

   A.in lieu of maintenance or arrears of maintenance, before or after the ActB.by her own skill or exertion, but only if acquired after the Act came into forceC.by inheritance, but not property received by way of gift from a strangerD.at a partition, but not property held by her as stridhana before the Act
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2. 2. With reference to Ganapati (Dead) by his LRs v. Prabhakar, decided by the Supreme Court on 22 September 2026, consider the following statements: 1. The widow's interest in her husband's share arose under Section 3(2) of the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937, as a limited interest. 2. Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 enlarged that limited interest into absolute ownership. 3. The widow had to sue for and obtain a partition before her interest could become absolute. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.2 onlyB.1 and 3 onlyC.1 and 2 onlyD.1, 2 and 3
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3. 3. In 2010, X executes a registered gift deed of a house in favour of his daughter D, expressly giving her only a life interest, with the house to pass to X's grandson after her death. D had no pre-existing right of any kind in the house. Under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, D holds the house:

   A.as a restricted estate, as Section 14(2) applies to such a giftB.as a limited owner only until she has a child, and then as full ownerC.as full owner under Section 14(1), as the restriction in the deed is voidD.as full owner, since a gift to a female relative always enlarges into ownership
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