Divorced Daughter Archives

Divorced daughter is not a dependant u/s 21 of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, thus not entitled to maintenance: Delhi High Court

“An unmarried or widowed daughter is recognized to have a claim in the estate of the deceased, but a ‘divorced daughter’ does not feature in the category of dependents entitled to maintenance.”

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Delhi High Court | Divorced/Widowed daughter to be regarded as an unmarried daughter under the Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme

The Delhi High Court remarked that the expression “unmarried” adverts to a person who is not married. It includes a woman who is single i.e., who was married but divorced and even a woman who is widowed.

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Daughter gets divorced right after parent’s death. Can she claim compassionate appointment? SC explains

Supreme Court: In a case where a woman had sought compassionate appointment after her mother’s death in the year 2012, the bench

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All HC | Divorced daughter entitled to get benefit of compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the writ petition issued a writ in the nature of mandamus so as to

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Divorced daughter of a deceased freedom fighter not entitled to dependant pension under the Central Swatantrata Sainik Samman (SSS) Pension Scheme, 1980

Kerala High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Alexander Thomas, J. dismissed a civil writ petition challenging the validity of Central