https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=233924 The court held that the second wife, despite living with the deceased after the first wife's death, was not entitled to family pension. The court emphasized that Hindu Law deems a marriage during the existence of a living spouse as void, and the second wife does not hold legal status. The absence of children from the marriage further weakened the petitioner's claim. The court ruled that the second wife could not claim family pension as the law only recognizes one widow, and the second marriage did not confer the status of a wife. The writ petition was dismissed, upholding the denial of family pension to the second wife. en-us Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=233924 The court held that the second wife, despite living with the deceased after the first wife's death, was not entitled to family pension. The court emphasized that Hindu Law deems a marriage during the existence of a living spouse as void, and the second wife does not hold legal status. The absence of children from the marriage further weakened the petitioner's claim. The court ruled that the second wife could not claim family pension as the law only recognizes one widow, and the second marriage did not confer the status of a wife. The writ petition was dismissed, upholding the denial of family pension to the second wife. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=233924