Judge applies wrong law, HC summons successor

A division bench of Allahabad HC had to grapple with this case where the Muslim couple’s matrimonial dispute was decided under the Hindu Marriage Act and maintenance fixed. In its order passed on Monday, the HC bench reported the “misdemeanour” to the chief justice, adding that the judge concerned is “in this case, most astonishingly of the rank of district judge.”

from Times of India https://ift.tt/33a5oW3