SMT. HIMI D/O SMT. LACHHMU & ANR. vs SMT. HIRA DEVI WD/O BUDHU RAM & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of property rights under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, specifically Section 14(1), in a dispute involving a will and subsequent gift deeds. The Court held that the consent decree between Bai Lachhmu and her step-mother Bai Utti acknowledged Bai Lachhmu's ownership, and thus Bai Utti could not validly transfer the properties through gift deeds after the compromise. The Court reversed the High Court's decision, reinstating the lower courts' decrees in favor of the appellants, affirming their right to possession of the properties.