The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a daughter-in-law who becomes a widow after the death of her father-in-law qualifies as a “dependant” under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, and is entitled to claim maintenance from his estate. The Division Bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti dismissed the appeals
Daughter-in-Law Widowed After Father-in-Law’s Death is a ‘Dependant’ Entitled to Maintenance from His Estate: Supreme Court
