NAZAR SINGH vs JAGJIT KAUR — C.A. No. 10339/1995

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and reversed the lower courts' decree, holding that land given to Harmel Kaur in lieu of maintenance under a 1963 compromise became her absolute property under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, not a limited life estate. Although the compromise deed imposed restrictive covenants, property acquired by a female Hindu for maintenance constitutes a pre-existing right that transforms into absolute ownership upon possession, thus Harmel Kaur's subsequent sale of the land was valid and the plaintiffs' suit to recover it was dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.