Death of Weaver Cannot Be a Ground to Deny Housing Colony Quarter to His Widow; Weaving Is a Hereditary Art: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that once the Government has decided to transfer residential quarters in a weavers' colony to the occupant-weavers in possession, the death of the original allottee cannot be used as a ground to deny the same benefit to his widow. The Court observed that weaving is a hereditary occupation in India, and the family of a weaver cannot be displaced from the colony merely because…