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Calcutta High Court Widow Pension Rights

‘Pension not bounty’: Calcutta High Court slams state for denying benefits to doctor’s widow after 22 years of service

February 10, 2026 7:33 pm

The Calcutta High Court said that the denial of pension without exploring lawful and equitable alternative reflects an arbitrary exercise of power.

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Custom v. Constitution: Why Punjab and Haryana High Court struck down a 40-year-old curb on a widow’s right to sell land

January 28, 2026 11:58 am

Widow property rights: The Punjab and Haryana High Court said that customary law like Riwaj-i-Am that curtails a woman's proprietary rights solely based on gender and withstand scrutiny of Article 14 of Constitution of India.

Karnataka High Court Hindu Succession Act 2005 amendment

Karnataka High Court flags ‘inadvertent' gap in Hindu Succession Act, asks Centre to recast laws on widows rights

December 25, 2025 9:44 am

The court said that the amended Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act does not contain a reference to notional partition to widow and mother of a person who passed away, along with son, daughter.

Two years after villages ban rituals of widowhood, NHRC recommends law

June 16, 2024 10:12 pm

The advisory sent on June 11 includes various issues ranging from ensuring easy access to identification documents, shelter homes, equal access to property, prevention of eviction from home.

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Mangaon nominates widow as sarpanch to hoist Tricolour today

August 15, 2022 7:09 am

Mangaon holds a special place in the history of the social reform movements in the country. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj held the first joint conference against untouchability on March 21, 1920 in this village.

MP cabinet approves Rs 1,000 additional pension for widows of Bhopal gas leak victims

July 13, 2021 3:20 pm

"This is in addition to the social security pension for the surviving widows of the Bhopal gas leak victims," Home Minister Narottam Mishra told reporters after the cabinet meeting.

Law Ministry to make an exception to intervene in SC's widows welfare case, says Prasad

June 23, 2018 5:36 pm

Eight state governments were fined by the Supreme Court in May for "not bothering" about the welfare of widows and destitute women.

VP calls for mindset change for empowering widows

VP Venkaiah Naidu calls for mindset change for empowering widows

June 23, 2018 3:24 pm

"We as a society need to reflect on the social attitudes towards widows and how the stigma, humiliation and isolation attached to widowhood can be overcome," Naidu said.

Varanasi widows plan to send 1000 'rakhis' for 'brother' Modi

August 03, 2014 4:11 pm

Hundreds of widows from Varanasi plan to send 1,000 'rakhis' along with sweets to PM Narendra Modi.

Inspired by Faith

March 19, 2014 11:24 pm

Dutta has shot extensively in Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi and Vrindavan.

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India's Widows: Odisha's Panchuka festival

November 29, 2015 11:58 am

Panchuka Purnima is a sacred festival in the state of Odisha, and is celebrated in the month of Kartik. Widows from across the state gather to perform rituals for their salvation and for the souls of their departed husbands during this festival.