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Widow's Estate

Widow's Estate legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.

Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)

1963 PLD 43 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT Judicial Precedent

Widow's Estate -Relinquishment in favour of next heir of husband-Valid even if widow retains some portion of property for her own maintenance.

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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Widow's Estate"

PLD 2016
2015-June-25

P L D 2016 Sindh 197

S.M.A. No.73 of 2015

Court: High Court
PLD 1947
Privy Council Appeal No. 71 of 1944: Allahabad Appeal No. 16 of 1942, decided on 19th March 1947, from Allahabad.

P L D 1947 Privy Council 90

KUNWAR SRI NIWAS-Appellant Versus CHAUDHRI JAI NARAIN SINGH and others-Respondents

Court:
PLD 1971
Civil Appeal No. 200 of 1969

PLD 1971 SUPREME COURT 791

(LAND), SARGODHA-Appellant Versus MUHAMMAD SHAFI AND OTHERS-Respondents

Court: (a) Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act (XLVII of 1958), Ss. I5 & 16 and Punjab Refugees (Registration of Land Claims) Act (V of 1949), S. 4 read with Rehabilitation Settlement Scheme, Part 11, para. 46-A-Custom (Punjab)-Female recorded in special jamabandi as limited owner under custom migrating to Pakistan and filing claim under Act V of 1949 Property allotted to her in lieu of such claim and land permanently settled with her -Evacuee property thus finally allotted to her in lieu of limited estate abandoned in India would, on her death, devolve on the heirs of the last male owner of property left in India and not on her own heirs-Sher Muhammad v. The Additional Settlement and Rehabilitation Commissioner P L D 1968 Lab. 234 and Babu Ali Muhammad v. Mahmoodul Hassan P L D 1968 Lab. 329 overruled.
PLD 1973
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the erstwhile High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore, dated the 9th December 1969. in Writ Petition No. 1821 of 1960).

P L D 1973 Supreme Court 304

MUHAMMAD YAQUB‑Appellant Versus MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, LAHORE AND 3 OTHERS‑Respondents

Court: Ss. 3 & S and Displaced Persons (Land Settlement) Act (XLVII of 1958), Ss. IS & 16 read with Punjab Refugees (Regis tration of Land Claims) Act (V of 1949), S. 4 and Rehabilitation Settlement Scheme, Part I, para. 46‑A‑Custom (Punjab) ‑Widow's estate ‑Property allotted in Pakistan to female in lieu of her limited estate abandoned in India‑ Devolves on termination of limited estate under S. 3, West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1962 on persons who would have succeeded had the Act applied at the demise of last full owner‑Existing limited estates terminated with effect from 31‑12‑62‑After termination, devolution of estate regulated by S. S of Act V of 1962‑Punjab Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application (Removal of Doubts) Ordinance (IX of 1972), S. 2‑Sher Muhammad v. The Additional Rehabi litation Commissioner. Multan and others P L D 1963 Lah. 234 held overruled
PLD 1982
Civil Appeal No. 101 of 1973, decided on 6th October, 1981.

1982S1

Nasim Hasan Shah, JJ Versus Mst. GHULAM SAKINA AND another Respondents

Court: Ss. 56 & 59 read with Custom (Punjab)‑Life estate‑Alienation Gift‑Occupancy tenancy on death of tenant governed by custom in matters of alienation mutated in name of his widow as a limited owner‑Gift of such land made by widow, held, invalid both under. Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 as well as under Custom.‑Gift.
PLD 2025
2025-March-5

P L D 2025 Sindh 403

Shreemati SARSWATI DEVI — Petitioner Versus Shreemati JANKI BAI — Respondents

Court: High Court
CLC 1994
1992-November-21

1994 C L C 976

Mst. AZMAT through Legal Heirs — Petitioner Versus M.B.R. and others — Respondents

Court: Lahore
PLD 1966
Civil Appeal No. 78 of 1964, decided on 3rd January 1966.

P L D 1966 Supreme Court 349

Mst. RAHMAT BIBI AND OTHERS‑Appellants Versus IBRAHIM‑Respondent

Court:
PLD 1951
First appeal No. 128 of 1947, decided on 7th December 1950, from the decree of Subordinate judge, 1st Class, Sheikhupura, dated the 17th January 1947, dismissing the plaintiffs' suit with costs.

P

KHUSHI MUHAMMAD and others‑Plaintiffs‑Appellants Versus Mst. FATIMA BIBI and others‑Defendants‑Respondents

Court:
PLD 1964
Regular Second Appeal No. 248 of 1956, decided on 6th March 1964.

P L D 1964 (W

NAWAB AND OTHERS‑Appellants Versus MUHAMMAD FAZIL AND ANOTHER‑Respondents

Court: