were said to be something like what we in England call vested remainders. I have to observe upon both those cases that what is principally ... contingencies, although apparently their Lordships thought they were something less than vested remainders. For they are very careful to say that they are something like
creating a life estate in Hafizabibi with ft gift over or vested remainder in Ajam, so that on the death of Hafizabibi the heirs ... Mahomedan law it must be considered whether life-estates and/or vested remainders can be created under that law. Ajam predeceased Hafizabibi. The property, which
Shia law recognises what is known in English law as a vested remainder.
2. The parties to the suit were Shias : the father and mother ... issues (3) and (5) was that what is known as a vested remainder is an estate unknown to and not recognised by Mahomedan
also recognizes vested reminders. It is well-settled law that a Shia can create life estates and also confer a vested remainder; but whether ... vested interest to take effect after the expiry of a life interest but he could not create such a vested remainder in favour of persons
plaintiff was a beneficiary, tenant or reversioner in the remainder. According to it the property vested in the trustees and they alone could maintain
view that the Mahomedan law does not recognize a vested remainder and in support of this we have been referred to Abdul Wahid Khan ... Mahomedan law to hold that the compromise created a vested interest similar to a vested remainder under the English law, for such an estate, they
girl was that of a life estate with a vested remainder in favour of the boy and girl was that of a life estate with ... vested remainder in favour of their children and the children should take the vested remainder per stripes and not per capita. The Supreme Court further
that he has a life interest in the office with the remainder presently vested in the next taker. The entire office is vested ... prevents the recognition of any other person as having a vested interest in remainder ; and thus prevents any interests in the sebaiti from being
document as a whole the ladies took only life estates with vested remainders in their heirs.
11. In support of the appellants' contention ... question whether the Shia law permits of the creation of a vested remainder in such an indeterminate body as the heirs of a living person
Khatizabai Mohomed Ibrahim vs Controller Of Estate Duty, Bombay on 3 November, 1958
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