Mussumat Bebee Bachun v Sheikh Hamid Hossein And Mussumat Durjahun; And Mussumat Bebee Bachun, Mussumat Bebee Sogra And Moulvie Abdool Azeez v Sheikh Hamid Hossein And Mussumat Durjahun: 13 Dec 1871

A Mohamedan Widow, whose husband died without issue, having been put in possession of her husband’s estate by the Collectorate Courts as a co-heir and for her deferred dower, has a lien, as a Creditor, on the estate, and is entitled to retain possession until her dower is satisfied. 40,000. Held, in the circumstances of the status and means of the deceased Husband, and the custom of Sheikh families in Behar, not an excessive amount for deferred dower.

Citations:

[1871] EngR 57, (1871) 14 Moo Ind App 377, (1871) 20 ER 828

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Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.280238