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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Adoption by Hindu Widow with Majority Consent of Male Sapindas. Consent of a Female Sapinda, Even if Nearest in Degree, Not Required as She is Incompetent to Advise Due to Her Own Legal Incapacity under Hindu Law.

The appeal arose from a partition suit where the appellants, as successors-in-interest of one Kothandaraman, claimed a share in joint Hindu family pro...

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Bombay High Court Allows Maintenance to Second Wife in Bigamous Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 Entitles a Woman Whose Marriage is Declared Null and Void to Claim Maintenance Despite Invalidity of Marriage

The case involves an appeal by Mangala Bhivaji Lad (also known as Mangala Dhondiba Aher) against the judgment of the Family Court, Mumbai, which decla...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Widow's Partition Suit Due to Remarriage Before Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14 Benefit Not Available to Widow Who Remarried Prior to Act's Commencement

The case involves a second appeal filed by the heirs of the original plaintiff, Sitabai Narhari Rakshe, against the dismissal of her suit for partitio...

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High Court of Bombay Heard Appeal Against Dismissal of Widow's Partition Suit. Court Examined Claim of Absolute Ownership Under Section 14(1) Hindu Succession Act and Entitlement Under Jamkhandi State Act.

The dispute pertained to the joint Hindu family estate of Sir Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, the erstwhile ruler of Jamkhandi, who died in 1924. His secon...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals in Property Dispute — Widow's Absolute Ownership Under Section 14(1) Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Upheld. Property Received in Lieu of Maintenance Confers Full Estate, Not Limited Interest.

The case involves two second appeals arising from a suit filed by the original plaintiffs (respondents) against the original defendants (appellants) c...

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Bombay High Court Allows Women's Entry into Haji Ali Dargah Sanctum Sanctorum — Gender Discrimination by Trust Struck Down. The Court held that the ban on women's entry violated constitutional guarantees of equality and freedom of religion, and directed the Trust to permit women access.

The petitioners, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman, social activists and office bearers of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, filed a Public Inte...