Reviewed case brief
Mst Subhani v Nawab
AIR 1941 PC 21
AIR 1941 PC 21 · Privy Council
- Court
- Privy Council
- Year
- 1941
- Subjects
- Jurisprudence, Family Law I (Hindu Law)
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Under Muslim law, a widow's inheritance is her absolute property — she can alienate freely without restriction (unlike pre-2005 Hindu woman's limited estate)
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1941 PC 21
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.