fact that the applicants in I.A. No.13191/2009
were stepsons of Gayatri Devi, was overlooked.
9. The first defendant, Lt. Col. Bhawani Singh ... draws a clear distinction
between a child „from the womb‟ and a stepson. Under un-codified Hindu
law as it existed prior to coming into
against the petitioner who happens to be her
stepson and on consideration of the evidence available on
record the learned court below has come ... however
is whether a 'stepmother' can claim maintenance from
the stepson or not, having regard to the aims and
objects of Section
found guilty of murder of seven years old Bholu @
Abhijeet who was stepson of the appellant. The prosecution story
found proved by the trial Court
been stated
in the plaint. Although, he admits that he is the stepson of
the plaintiff, he states that the plaintiff is the third wife
present
when the accused made murderous assault on
the deceased. Valanjiaraju, stepson of the
deceased, is also alleged to have arrived near the
scene
that under clause (a)
of section 15(1) of the Act her stepsons and step-
daughters, i.e., children of the husband by another wife
those amounts from time to time.
The Appellant is her stepson whereas the Respondents are sons of her cousin.
She would definitely desire that ... litigation with her husband does not go to a stepson, but would rather go to
the relatives on her side. We cannot ignore this context
husband in
the case of a female Government servant,
(iii) sons including stepsons and adopted sons,
(iv) unmarried daughters including stepdaughters
and adopted daughters
stated that she has
no intention of continue litigation against her
stepson and stepdaughter-in-law and therefore,
they be released on bail. She also
ancestral
property should go to her son Kunal and not to her stepson Bhaiyya,
to which the Appellant was not agreeable. There is not much
