Husband death before 1956 - widow will not be entitled to a share in the interest of her husband in agriculture, property though at the time she claims a share the agricultural property is to the shape of non-agricultural property.

Citation 

1954 (1) MWN (Civil) 58 (Mad)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS (Full Bench)

Subba Rao, Venkatarama Ayyar & Ramaswami, JJ.

App. No. 269 of 1949.

September 03, 1953

Parappagari Parappa Alias Hanumanthappa & Another...Appellant

...Vs...

Parappagari Nagamma & Others

...Respondent

Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act (XVIII of 1931) Death of co-parcener in 1940-Suit for partition by widow in 1948-Share Computation.

A widow under the Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act can clam a share in the interest of her deceased husband in the non-agricultural, properties owned and possessed by the family at the time of his death and aiso in the accretions arising there from, respective of the character of the accrenons. So too she will not be entitled to a share in the interest of her husband in agriculture, property though at the time she claims a share the agricultural property is to the shape of non-agricultural property.