Listed below are properties obtained by a married Hindu woman : 1. Gifts and bequests from relations 2.…

All four categories constitute property held by a Hindu woman in her own right. Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 covers gifts from relatives or strangers, property acquired by her skill or exertion, and property acquired by prescription. Accordingly, acquisition by adverse possession is not excluded merely because the property was not received as a gift.