this gift is valid for the reason that
Muddamma was the next reversioner. Whenever a
widow who had the life estate over the property
inherited ... surrenders the property to
her next reversioner, the daughter would acquire
an absolute interest in the property. On the
date of gift, the right
first defendant is supported by legal necessity and binding on the reversioners. The High Court of Madras, on a true and proper construction ... remained ex parte.
5. The trial court held that the plaintiffs are reversioners in view of Section 15(11) of the Hindu Succession
that after the death of Sampamma. the property vested in the reversioners and the plaintiff having purchased the property by a registered sale deed ... that case, it was laid down that
"A suit by a reversioner on the death of a Hindu widow to recover immoveable property
husband's brother, Vasudeva IT, who was the nearest reversioner at the time, and his son, Shankaranarayana, IT, on A-8-1920 (Exhibit ... last male-owner of the estate, and therefore the nearest reversioner, who became entitled to succeed to the estate, has filed the present suit
case of the plaintiff was that he was the nearest
heir and reversioner of Bhima Bai widow of Raghavendra Rao
and that the suit property ... admitting the genealogical
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tree but denying that the plaintiff was the reversioner of Bhima
Bai widow of Raghavendra Rao. It was also contended that
possession of suit properties consisting of a land and a house as reversioners of one Bhutali, husband of one Laxmibai. It is not disputed that ... June 1951 the present suit was
instituted by the plaintiffs as the reversioners of Bhutali, first husband of Laxmibai.
2. The suit was resisted
Chowdamma, the plaintiffs and defendants 1 and 2 were the nearest reversioners to the estate to Subbanna. These facts were accepted in this Court ... Section 18 of the "Act" as Pillamma the nearest reversioner on the date of Ex. I had assented to the same
effected on 19.7.1954 under Mutation No. 1311.
4. One of the reversioners of Khushal Singh, namely, Chet Singh filed a suit bearing ... said Durga Devi died.
6. After the death of Durga Devi, the reversioners including the legal representatives of Chet Singh (the plaintiff
estate then ended and the question now is who succeeds as the reversioner, whether it is the plaintiffs or the defendants.
(4) I may also ... limited estate did not get enlarged. The plaintiffs claiming to be the reversioners to the estate of Manchiga the last male holder have filed this
benefit of the estate or with the consent of the next
reversioners. Where however alienation is made by her for
legal necessity or with ... consent of the next reversioners, it
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passes an absolute estate to the alienee to the same extent
as alienation made by full owner. Subject
