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Chokkalingam Pillai And Anr. vs Pechi Ammal And Ors. on 3 December, 1957 cites

Neelambal Ammal And Ors. vs Rajarathnam Pillai And Ors. on 6 September, 1955

In S.A. No. 795 of 1951 in Neelambal v. Rajarathnam (1955) 2 M.L.J. (N.R.C.) 73 Fully reported in (1956) 1 M.L.J. 245 a Division Bench of this Court has held that the principle of law is well-established that a Hindu widow can alienate her husband's property for necessity of the estate, that no hard and fast rule can be laid down as to whether a Hindu widow in possession of very little property left by her husband can or cannot sell the same for her future maintenance and that each case has to be decided on its own facts. Generally speaking there is no obligation upon a Hindu widow to starve herself and keep a small estate for the benefit of the reversioners living on a meagre income. If the circumstances of the case warrant, it will be perfectly legitimate for her to sell her husband's property, if it is very small and does not yield sufficient income, even for her future maintenance.
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