D y chandrachud second wife

  1. Historic SC judgment restores pension to remarried widow
  2. CJI DY Chandrachud's reply after advocate cites wife’s birthday to defer case


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Historic SC judgment restores pension to remarried widow

The widow’s pension was stopped following the Rajasthan High Court order on a writ petition by mother of the deceased constable. The court had ordered discontinuation of pension on the ground that the widow had remarried. A bench of Justices Prafulla C Pant and D Y Chandrachud expressed surprise over the proceedings in the high court which did not implead the woman as a party to the case. The high court had also directed recovery of pension paid to her. Feeling aggrieved, widow had filed an appeal before the Supreme Court. The court said, “Rule 54 of the Family Pension Rules, 1964 provides that the childless widow of the deceased Government employee shall continue to be paid family pension even after her remarriage, subject to the condition that the family pension shall cease once her independent income from all other sources becomes equal to or higher than the maximum prescribed family pension in the Central Government.” As per the widow, her first husband who was serving in CRPF died in 1983, she re-married in 1989 and after that she was given ordinary pension. Meanwhile her second husband too died in 2009 and the mother of the deceased constable also died in 2012. On this, the bench observed, “We are inclined to accept the case of the appellant that she is actually entitled to the family pension and she is wrongly deprived of the same under the directions passed by the High Court in the writ petition in which she was not a party.” “The family pension awarded to the appe...

CJI DY Chandrachud's reply after advocate cites wife’s birthday to defer case

CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud (PTI) The rough conversation between the advocate and CJI Chandrachud was tweeted by Bar & Bench. The conversation went like this: the advocate requested a date after January 13, 2023, for a case hearing, and CJI Chandrachud responded by asking what the reason is and whether it is an auspicious date suggested by an astrologer. Also Read | CLAT doesn’t necessarily produce students of right ethos: CJI Chandrachud The advocate then responded that it was his wife's birthday on the specified date. After that, the CJI smiles and said, "Very valid reason." And he told his staff, "13th ke baad list kariye" (list this after the 13th). The Twitter comments for the post appear to be hilarious, with users mentioning that these days, wives' birthday dates are more important than anything else. According to one user, "Wife birthdays have now become the most important dates in life....even yamraj will concede." According to Hindu mythology, Yamraj is a God of Death. Also Read | Must reconsider strict dress code for lawyers: CJI Chandrachud Another user wrote, "He knows, wife ki birthday miss kiya toh ghar mai jagah nehi hoga," (He knows, if wife's birthday is missed, there will be no place to stay at home).