Widow’s Right to Disposition of Property under Hindu Law
Any woman (widow) who was a limited owner of a property could not dispose of the estate except for the following purposes—(i) Legal necessity; ADVERTISEMENTS: (ii) For religious purposes.Limited owner could not alienate the movable or immovable property by will. Image Source: 2.bp.blogspot.com Legal Necessity: A widow can dispose of the property acquired from her husband for necessity; however the necessity may be religious or wordly. However her right is wider with respect to religious purposes than the worldly purposes. She had to prove the necessity for worldly purposes with strict proofs and force. She can dispose of the property for wordly necessities in the same manner and circumstances as it is done by the managers of minor’s property or by Karta.The most important feature of the disposition is the…