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What is the right of a widow in a property under Dayabhaga School?

Under the Dayabhaga school, each coparcener holds a definite share, which on his death passes to his heirs, including his widow. The widow therefore steps into his place:…

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What is the right of a widow in a property under Dayabhaga School?

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Under the Dayabhaga school, each coparcener holds a definite share, which on his death passes to his heirs, including his widow. The widow therefore steps into his place: she "becomes a coparcener with her husband's brother and can demand partition". Under the old Mitakshara law, by contrast, a widow had only a right of maintenance.

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