BALWANT SINGH & ANR. ETC. vs DAULAT SINGH (DEAD) BY L.RS. &ORS.

The Supreme Court examined the validity of gift-deeds executed by Durga Devi under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and held that the reversionary rights of the heirs cannot be extinguished by such deeds if the adoption of minors was not validly established. The Court reaffirmed that the rights of reversioners are protected under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, which allows women to inherit property as absolute owners. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the lower court's decision that the gift-deeds did not affect the reversionary rights of the plaintiffs.