SHEO KUER vs NATHUNI PRASAD SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of two deeds executed by Kachnar Kuer, the widow of Trilok Prasad Singh, under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Court held that the High Court's ruling, which declared the deeds void due to lack of authority from the deceased for adoption and creation of a religious endowment, was correct. The Court affirmed that a widow cannot adopt without her husband's authority under the Banaras School of Hindu Law, and thus, the appeal by Sheo Kuer was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision.