law: Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 
  28. Effect of transfer of property on right to maintenance
  
   
  Where a dependant has a right to receive maintenance out of an
  
  estate, and such estate or any part thereof is transferred, the right to
  
  receive maintenance may be enforced against the transferee if the transferee
  
  has notice of the right or if the transfer is gratuitous; but not against the
  
  transferee for consideration and without notice of the right.