RANI BAI vs SHRI YADUNANDAN RAM & ANR.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 3(2) of the Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act, 1937, the widow of a predeceased son is entitled to maintenance from her father-in-law's estate, and this right cannot be defeated without proper maintenance being secured. The Court reversed the High Court's decision, restoring the District Judge's ruling that the appellant, as the widow of the predeceased son, had a legitimate claim to the properties and could not be dispossessed without due process. The Court emphasized that the first respondent's claim was invalid as he was merely a trespasser and could not inherit rights from B due to her prior compromise without securing the appellant's rights first.