The Madhya Pradesh High Court declined to interfere with an appellate order that partly lifted an injunction preventing a 90-year-old father from dealing with his property. The court said children cannot block elderly parents’ assets, calling it unjust.
Patna: The Patna High Court ruled that a father-in-law is not automatically required to provide maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA). The court stated that such liability arises only if the father-in-law has sufficient income from coparcenary property. The case originated from a Criminal Revision petition filed by a widowed woman seeking financial support from her late husband’s family.
