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Wife is Best Guardian for her husband – Bombay HC

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Case Name
Rajni Hariom Sharma Vs. Union of India and another (Bombay High Court)
Date of Judgement/Order
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On 3rd September 2020, the Bombay High Court has passed a landmark ruling placing the wife in a position as a Guardian for her comatose (in the position of coma).  The Bombay High Court thereby affirmed that a spouse could be the best Guardian for his/her spouse and thus, appointed the spouse of a comatose man as his guardian for making it easier for her to access her husband’s finances to help to bear the costs of the family. The judgment was passed by Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Milind Jadhav while observing that there was indeed a lack of legislative clarity about the question th...
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Manish Kumar
Name: Manish Kumar
Qualification: LL.B / Advocate
Company: eStartIndia Pvt Ltd.
Location: Delhi, India, Delhi
Articles Published: 125

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2 Comments
  1. A humane judgment without disturbing the Provisions of Civil Procedure code. A comatose person is an infant barring his age hence it’s logical that Wife is his best Guardian.

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