Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 31 · Decided 27 January 2000
Rameshw Ari Devi v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 31 · [2000] 1 S.C.R. 390
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 605/2000
- Decided
- 27 January 2000
- Bench
- D.P. WADHWA, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act Section 5, 5(1); Hindu Succession Act; Succession Act
Headnote
ARI DEVI v. STATE OF BIHAR JANLARY 27, 2000 B (D.P. WADHWA AND S.N. PHUKAN, JJ.j Service Law: Pension-Family pension and death cum retirement gratllity-Deceased C employee married twice-Entitlement of second widow and her sons-Detailed inquiry by State Government-Second Marriage presumed on basis of pension cannot wait till civil court pronounces upon the respective rights of the parties-Second D marriage void but children legi.timate-No error in judgement of the Division Bench-Hindu Marriage Act, 1955-Sections 5( 1) and 16--Hindu Succession Ac~ 1956. Central Civil Services
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