PARTAP SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & OKS.

The Supreme Court held that Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, is not vague and is capable of implementation, affirming that property allotted to a widow in lieu of her right to maintenance becomes her absolute property upon the Act's enforcement. The Court dismissed the petitioner's claims, stating that Jagir Kaur's interest in the land, granted under a compromise decree for maintenance, was enlarged into an absolute estate upon the Act's coming into force. The Court found no merit in the challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 14(1) and upheld the lower courts' decisions.