Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, property acquired in lieu of maintenance:

The Explanation to s. 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 includes property acquired "in lieu of maintenance or arrears of maintenance". In V. Tulasamma v. Sesha Reddi (1977) the Supreme Court held that such property becomes her absolute property under s. 14(1), and that s. 14(2) does not apply where the instrument only recognises her existing right to maintenance.