Question

This question contains some basic principles and fact situations in which these basic principles have to be applied. A list of probable decisions and reasons are given. Choose the correct decision 

Principles:
(1) On the death of husband, the widow shall inherit the property of her deceased husband along with children equally.
(2) A widow can not claim the property of the deceased if on the date when the question of succession opens, she has remarried.
(3) A female acquiring property in any way has the absolute title to the property. Apply the above three principles and decide the case of the following fact situation:
Facts: When Sudhir died, he had 1/3rd share of the family property, which the three brothers Rudhir, Sudhir, and Yasu inherited from their father, B. Sudhir died on September 23' 2006 without having any issue. The widow of Sudhir, Ms. Win remarried on January 1, 2007. Rudhir and Yasu refused 'Win' the share from Sudhir's portion when Win claimed the entire property belonging to Sudhir on January 30, 2007. Select your decision from the possible decisions given in list 1 and the appropriate reason from the indicated reasons given in list H given below:

List I - Decisions
(a) The win cannot inherit the property of Sudhir
(b) The win can inherit the property of Sudhir

List II - Reasons
(i) The win does not belong to the family
(ii) Win was remarried
(iii) Her claim was on the date of Sudhir's death
(iv) Her claim was submitted after she was remarried

Your decision and reason
Shade the right decision with reason from the following

Options

• (a) (i)

• (a) (ii) 

• (b) (iii) 

• (b) (i)

Answer 1

(a) (ii) 

Explanation:

Win can't claim property because she had remarried.