Property exclusively in the possession of a person whether to be considered joint family property?: Supreme Court answers
Supreme Court: In a case where an appeal was filed against the decree of the trial Judge holding that the
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Chhattisgarh High Court entitles father-in-law to pay maintenance; “Estate of the husband can be preferred to claim over the estate of father or mother of daughter in law”
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Deepak Kumar Tiwari JJ. entitled father-in-law to pay maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law
Delhi High Court allows mercy petition filed by widow of a deceased/dismissed employee seeking ‘compassionate allowance’ in view of R. 41 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Suresh Kumar Kait and Saurabh Banerjee, JJ. granted compassionate allowance to widow of Late Naik
HP HC | “Granting interim maintenance is similar to giving first aid”; Maintenance granted to wife under S. 125 CrPC; Solemnization of marriage under challenge is subject to proof
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J. remarked “There is neither any illegality nor the maintenance beyond the petitioner’s means; as such,
[MV Act] Ori HC | Does compassionate appointment given to the widow allow deductions in compensation granted? HC decides
Orissa High Court: Biswanath Rath, J. dismissed both appeals being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that the
CAT | Widow of a substitute servant cannot be denied rights of family pension and death-cum-retirement benefits accorded to temporary servants
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT): Pradeep Kumar, Member (A) addressed the instant application wherein the widow of one Narayan Dutt, who was engaged
AFT | Widow of deceased renounces matrimonial house leaving mother-in-law in destitute; Mother and widow entitled to equal shares of family pension
Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A heard
Bom HC | Whether separate earnings of a widow disentitle her from claiming compensation in a case of a vehicular accident? Read the interesting aspects: Whether remarriage, number of dependents, etc. will have an impact in claim petitions
Bombay High Court: S.M. Modak, J., dealt with some significant issues in a claim petition wherein a widow is earning and has
All HC | Can pension of deceased be deducted while granting compensation to his widow in a motor accident case? HC elaborates
Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., modified the sum of the award granted to a widow by the Motor Accident Claims
Bom HC | Woman murdered her new born child; Court upholds trial court’s verdict based on circumstantial evidence
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ., upheld the trial court’s decision based on circumstantial evidence
NHRC | Notice over reported police inaction a case of gang rape and atrocity on a widow
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a widow in her late 20s
Widow of deceased employee not allowed to switchover from provident fund to family pension scheme: Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Debangsu Basak, J. dismissed a petition filed by widow of a deceased teacher
Petitioner granted pensionary benefits after 25 years in light of being an illiterate widow
Meghalaya High Court: A civil writ petition praying for granting pensionary benefits to the petitioner after 25 years of death of her
Transfer order cannot be quashed on ground of being a ‘widow’
Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arun Bhansali J., dismissed a writ petition on the basis of unreasonable and