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Introduction In a politically charged development ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Janata Dal (United) candidate Anant Singh , a former MLA from Mokama, has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj campaigner Dularchand Yadav . The arrest followed a late-night joint operation by the Patna District Administration and Police , marking a serious law and order incident amid the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) . Background of the Case The case stems from a violent clash on October 30 , during the election campaign in Mokama , where Dularchand Yadav , a supporter of Jan Suraaj candidate Piyush Priyadarshi , was shot dead during a confrontation between rival political groups. According to police officials, stones were also pelted, leading to multiple injuries at the scene. The FIR, filed by the deceased’s grandson Neeraj Kumar , names Anant Singh , his nephews Karamveer and Ranveer , along with two others, as accused in the murder. Ar...

In a landmark judgment reinforcing women’s property rights under Hindu law , the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that any property received by a Hindu widow , either in partition or in lieu of maintenance , shall be treated as her absolute property , not as a limited estate . Justice Rohit W. Joshi , delivering the verdict, emphasized that a Hindu woman’s right to maintenance is a substantive legal entitlement — not “an empty formality or an act of grace,” but a tangible right against property . Case Background: The Bhamburkar Family Dispute The case stems from a decades-old property dispute within the Bhamburkar family of Nagpur . In 1928 , one Balaji Bhamburkar purchased several properties and built a house in 1931 . After his death in 1932 , his estate was divided among his three sons — Harihar, Keshao, and Krushna — and his widow, Laxmibai , through a deed executed on October 26, 1953 . Under this deed, the disputed house was allotted to Laxmibai . Laxmi...