Delhi High Court Backs Widows’ Rights: Family Pension to CRPF Jawan’s Wife Continues Even After Remarriage

The Delhi High Court has upheld rules allowing a childless widow of a deceased CRPF jawan to continue receiving family pension even after remarriage. The Court said the policy supports widows financially and encourages remarriage, and is neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional.

Widowed Daughter-in-Law Becomes Dependant After Father-in-Law’s Death: Supreme Court Allows Maintenance Claim from His Estate

The Supreme Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law qualifies as a dependant under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. This recognition allows her to legally seek maintenance from the estate left behind by her deceased father-in-law.