"No Concept Of Bigamy In Hindu Religion; Second Wife Not Entitled To Family Pension In Presence Of First Wife": Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has observed that in the Hindu religion, there is no concept of Bigamy and therefore, a second wife is not entitled to a family pension in the existence of the first wife.The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi observed thus in a case wherein Petitioner had moved the Court seeking family pension claiming herself to be the wife of one Biren Deka.She submitted that...