Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 8 Hindu Succession Act | Life Tenant Under Settlement Deed Cannot Alienate Property Absolutely : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that a life tenant under a settlement deed holds only limited rights and cannot transfer absolute ownership of the property. The property devolves equally among legal heirs under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, irrespective of possession or consent, reinforcing the statutory succession framework over private settlements.