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year-old and unmarried when she died A former commissioner of the HR&CE widow to be maintained is not a mere
after being crushed between two department, who refused to be iden- formality which is to be exercised as a
buses while trying to board one on Sep- tified said, "The dress code for Hindu matter of concession, grace or gratis
tember 30, 1999, seeking "just and temples is not new. Such rules have but is a valuable, spiritual and moral
reasonable compensation" for the been in place for years. Each temple right", the court observed.
death of their daughter. has its own set of rules. One of the old-
est and most important rules is that The top court dismissed an appeal
The tribunal had declined to give full men should wear only dhoti, while from petitioner Jupudy Pardha Sarathy
compensation saying that the de- women should wear saris. But, over who had purchased a house from the
ceased, not expired in the accident, in the years, the rule was given a go-by. son of Andhra Pradesh resident P.
due course of five to six years would Now, the Madurai Bench of Madras Venkata Subba who had three wives.
have got married and her income con- High Court has reinforced the rule and Subba had in 1920 willed one of his
tribution would in the normal circum- the department has, accordingly, is- properties in Rajahmundry district to
stance have gone to her matrimonial sued a circular." his third wife, Veeraraghavamma,
home and not to her parents. who did not have any child.
Wife is the owner of prop-
Justice Pratibha Rani came down heavily erty given as 'mainte- Panchayat poll contes-
on MACT's presiding officer for treating nance' in will tants should have mini-
the death of an unmarried daughter to mum education: SC
be falling in a category which does not A wife becomes absolute owner of
entitle the claimants or parents to seek property willed to her for "mainte- In a landmark verdict, the Supreme
compensation for her death. nance" by her husband and can do Court recently upheld the Haryana
whatever she wants with it, the Su- government's law mandating mini-
Western clothing prohib- preme Court held in a judgment that's mum educational qualifications as a
ited in TN temples from being seen as a shot in the arm for prerequisite for contestants in
January 1 women's rights. panchayat polls.

The southern state's Hindu Religions A bench headed by justice MY Eqbal A bench of justices J Chelameswar and
and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) said that simply because a will stipu- Abhay Manohar Sapre said education
department has sent a circular to all lated that the wife would own the is an essential tool for a bright future
temples under its control in Tamil Nadu property in her lifetime doesn't mean and plays an important role in the de-
to enforce the new verdict which pro- the rights would go back to the male velopment and progress of the coun-
hibits anybody wearing jeans, leggings heirs of her deceased husband. try and elected representative must
or skirts to enter into any temple in have some educational background to
Tamil Nadu. The new rule comes into "It is well settled that under the Hindu enable them to effectively carry out
effect on and from January 1. Law, the husband has got a personal their duties.
obligation to maintain his wife and if
The rule states that the attire of devo- he is possessed of properties then his This is the first time that the court has
tees and visitors should be in accor- wife is entitled to a right to be main- upheld that minimum educational crite-
dance with the agamas, traditions and tained out of such properties," the ria can be fixed for candidates and illit-
customs of every individual temple court ruled, saying this was a woman's erates debarred from the electoral
which, in other words, means there absolute right under Section 14 of the arena. The order also validates the law
will be a ban on western clothes like Hindu Succession Act. "It is equally passed by Rajasthan, another BJP-ruled
jeans, leggings and skirts. well settled that the claim of Hindu state which was the first to do so.

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