FIRST APPEAL No. 493 of 2025 at Allahabad

A.F.R. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD FIRST APPEAL No. - 493 of 2025 Rajdhari And Another .....Appellant(s) Versus Sadhna Devi .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Vinod Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : Pawankumar Dubey, Rajesh Kumar, Saurabh Kumar Pandey Court No. - 39 HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE SATYA VEER SINGH, J. (Per : Arindam Sinha, J.) 1. Appellants lost their son, who died in the line of duty while serving in the army. Respondent obtained impugned judgment dated 28th April 2025 from the Family Court, inter-alia, declaring her to be the widow. In context of above, the marriage was said to have been solemnized on 12th May, 2007 and the son died on 14th January, 2008, of gun shot in encounter with terrorists. A further allegation is that only engagement took place on 12th May, 2007 as opposed to marriage and the latter was to have taken place on 24th April, 2008. 2. The appeal was presented in time and admitted on 18th July, 2025. Since respondent had been served on caveat lodged, it was discharged and formal notice of appeal, waived. Mr. Vinod Kumar Pandey, learned advocate appearing on behalf of appellants files English translation of impugned