Where the Hindu female in possession of the property of her husband becomes absolute owner and the property is subsequently sold by her, the purchaser would get absolute right in the property despite the fact that there was no such necessity or benefit before the family requiring the disposal.-Veerangowda v. Basant Gowda 1981(2) Kar LJ 385

Where a stipulation in the will suggested the wife to enjoy the property for her life and thereafter the property had to revert back to the successors of the testator, it was held that the widow had an absolute estate and there was the application of s. 14 (1) Pritam Singh v. Bachan Kaur AIR 1985 Punj 4

Application of the provision of s. 14 (2) is confined to causes where on account of some grant or disposition, a right is conferred with certain restrictions on the widow for the first time and not in recognition of any pre-existing right-Abirami v. Mathuram 1984 (2) MLJ 391

In the instant case mutation took place and the records showed as widow of the last male holder. When present Hindu Succession Act came into force, collaterals raised the contention that mutation was without any right in the property and the collaterals had the right in the property it was held that as s.14 (1) conferred absolute right on the widow, collaterals had nothing to say.-Bishwanath Pandey v. Badami Kaur AIR 1980 SC 1329

Where the property is acquired by the Hindu female under a written instrument or decree and such acquisition is not traceable to any antecedent title, there would be the application of sub-s. (2) and when antecedent title is traceable, a document like will is of no consequence and sub s. (1) would come into operation-Jaswant Kaur v. Majid Harpal Singh 1990(1) MLJ SC 1.

Besides possessing an existing right of maintenance, a woman in the Hindu family is also conferred right in the family property. It cannot be said that partition deed is something creating a new right in her in so far as the property is concerned; nor it amounts to acquiring of the property by her by virtue of partition deed when the facts are so, there would be the application of sub-s. (1) of s.14 and not of sub-s.(2) of the said section.-Tulasamma v. Seshareddi AIR 1977 SC 1944

Where the death of the husband took place in the year 1936, before the Hindu Women's Right to Property Act came into force, as at that time only right of maintenance was conferred upon the widow, there would not be any application of s.14 (1)- Suraj Mul v. Babulal AIR 1985 Del 95

This section recognises equality of sexes and elevates the women from subservient position in the field of economy to a higher pedestal. Now the women can enjoy and have full powers as regards disposal of property held by them. They are to be taken as owners without putting any artifical limitations on their right of ownership.- Bai Vijaya v. Thakuribai Chela Bhai AIR 1979 SC 993