X, a Hindu, dies leaving a widow. The widow makes a gift to her brother B, of certain property belonging to her husband. After the death of the widow, A, alleging that he and X were members of a joint family sues B for a declaration that he is entitled to the property by right of survivorship. The court finds that A and X were separate, and A’s suit is dismissed. Subsequently, A sues B for the recovery of the same property, alleging that as the nearest reversionary heir of X, he became entitled to the property on the death of the widow, and that the alienation made by her in favour of B was not binding upon him.