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Never Reported Judgment | When Supreme Court held that purchase of high-value property at low price showed that only limited interest in property was sold [(1952) 2 SCC 307]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on limited/absolute interest in property.

Case Briefs High Courts

A woman has an identity that cannot be taken away depending upon her marital status: Madras HC directs police to ensure entry of a widow in temple

It is quite unfortunate that the archaic beliefs that if a widow enters a temple, it will cause impurity continues to prevail in this State. Even though the reformers are attempting to break all these senseless beliefs, it continues to be practiced in some villages.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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,

Case Briefs High Courts

[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

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs High Courts

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

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Never Reported Judgment | When Supreme Court held that purchase of high-value property at low price showed that only limited interest in property was sold [(1952) 2 SCC 307]

A woman has an identity that cannot be taken away depending upon her marital status: Madras HC directs police to ensure entry of a widow in temple

Property exclusively in the possession of a person whether to be considered joint family property?: Supreme Court answers

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”

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

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

[MV Act] Ori HC | Does compassionate appointment given to the widow allow deductions in compensation granted? HC decides

CAT | Widow of a substitute servant cannot be denied rights of family pension and death-cum-retirement benefits accorded to temporary servants

AFT | Widow of deceased renounces matrimonial house leaving mother-in-law in destitute; Mother and widow entitled to equal shares of family pension

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

All HC | Can pension of deceased be deducted while granting compensation to his widow in a motor accident case? HC elaborates

Bom HC | Woman murdered her new born child; Court upholds trial court’s verdict based on circumstantial evidence

NHRC | Notice over reported police inaction a case of gang rape and atrocity on a widow

Widow of deceased employee not allowed to switchover from provident fund to family pension scheme: Calcutta HC

Petitioner granted pensionary benefits after 25 years in light of being an illiterate widow

Transfer order cannot be quashed on ground of being a ‘widow’