The two exceptions mentioned above are confined to property 'inherited' from the father, mother, husband and father-in-law of the female Hindu and do not affect property acquired by her by gift or by device under a Will of any of them - if property is inherited by a female from her father or her mother, neither her husband or his heirs would get such property, but it would revert back to the heirs of her father.

The two exceptions mentioned above are confined to property 'inherited' from the father, mother, husband and father-in-law of the female Hindu and do not affect property acquired by her by gift or by device under a Will of any of them - if property is inherited by a female from her father or her mother, neither her husband or his heirs would get such property, but it would revert back to the heirs of her father.

V.Dandapani Chettiar v. Balasubramanian Chettiar (Dead) by LRs and others

2003 (4) CTC 122

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