Orissa High Court rules that a second marriage during the lifetime of the first wife is void under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Consequently, the second wife is not entitled to a family pension under the Odisha Civil Services Rules.
The Orissa High Court ruled that a valid Hindu adoption cannot be denied recognition merely because the adoption deed was registered after the employee’s death. The Court held that performance of adoption rituals is decisive, and late registration cannot defeat a rightful claim for compassionate appointment.
The Orissa High Court directed the Odisha government to update the name and gender of a petitioner in a land mutation certificate after Sex Reassignment Surgery. The Court held that there is no legal impediment in recognising gender identity based on reassigned sex supported by medical and statutory documents.
