Avnish Kaur (Consultant) 30 December 2010

SC judge criticised listing daughters as 'LIABILITY'

Apex court judge criticised for listing daughters as 'liability'

2010-12-29 20:00:00

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New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Gyan Sudha Misra has come under criticism from the legal fraternity for declaring the future marriages of her two daughters as 'liability' with a senior counsel calling it as manifestation of a 'retrograde mindset'.

Misra, the only women judge in the Supreme Court at present, shocked everyone by declaring 'two daughters to be married' against the liabilities column on the Supreme Court's official website listing the assets of sitting judges.

Most of the counsels contacted by IANS expressed their shock but understandably refused to be named.

One lawyer refused to comment while another tried to evade a response by saying he hadn't read the newspapers.

Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan described the act as manifestation of a 'retrograde mindset'.

'It shows very backward and retrograde mindset and it is not expected from a judge of Supreme Court,' Bhushan told IANS.

He said daughters should be 'regarded as an asset and not a liability'.

Misra had also included her standing as 'guarantor for education loan of my daughter' as a 'liability'.

Bhushan said declaring education loan as a liability was understandable but not daughters' marriage.

However, senior counsel Pinki Anand said that what Misra said was an indication of the expense she would incur on the marriages of her daughters.

'As far as I understand, it is an expression of investments one has in mind for the weddings of daughters. After all, wedding, be it of a son or a daughter, involves expenses,' Anand said.

'After all, whenever we plan investments, we take into account the education, the career settlements and the marriages of children,' Anand added.

But Anand agreed that listing of these expenses under the liability head may not be strictly in accordance with the format of assets and liabilities disclosure by the judges of the apex court.

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Avnish Kaur (Consultant) 30 December 2010

I THINK SHE HAS NO SONS , OTHERWISE SHE WUD NOT HAVE MISSED THE OPPURTUNITY TO LIST THEM IN HER ASSETS COLUMN (GHEE KA LADDU).

NOT A GUD MINDSET.

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Arup (UNEMPLOYED) 30 December 2010

" TO LIST THEM IN HER ASSETS COLUMN (GHEE KA LADDU). NOT A GUD MINDSET"

- ya ... ya,

ha ... ha ... ha ...

Arup (UNEMPLOYED) 30 December 2010

when a person entitled to get maintenance, - the person is liability of course.

it is not hearing nice, but a reality in fact.

but i could not understand, by such a declaration, what benifit justice mishra get?

less amount of income tax, property tax or something else?

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Arvind Singh Chauhan (advocate) 30 December 2010

I agree with Arup Sir.

Roshni B.. (For justice and dignity) 30 December 2010

wot do u expect the judge to say?that she's looking forward to spend 1000s of rupees on their engagement,then further lakhs on marriage and yet 1000s and 1000s on festivals,occasions of childbirth of their daughters and and and..............

please tell me wot shud she say?

now sum1 will lecture me that women empowerment is reqd.......and i am replying in advance to that lecture that this judge's daughters must be well educated and perhaps earning also........so will she get any rebate on above mentioned expenses?

PS-I'm not justifying the judge's statements here!

dr.subramanian (astro/management consultancy) 31 December 2010

IN INDIA , IN MANY COMMUNITY, THEY STILL CONSIDER DAUGHTERS AS LIABILITY AND THEY ARE OUSTED FROM FAMILY AFTER MARRIAGE. I HAVE SEEN IN MANY CASES , THE OTHER PARTY AGAINST WOMEN, GIVE AFFIDAVITS STATING THE THE DAUGHTERS ARE OUSTED FROM FAMILY AFTER MARRIAGE AND HENCE THEY HAVE NO RIGHTS IN THEIR PARENTAL HOME. THE PRESIDING JUDGES ACCEPT THE AFFIDAVIT AND LAUGH AT IT AND SUPPORT IT.

MANY TIME , I WAS SHOCKED BY THIS ATTITUDE IN MY LIFE. NOT A WONDER, THE SUPREME COURT JUDGE COMMENTED AS A LIABILITY . SHE IS ALSO A WIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SUPRESSED IN FAMILY AND MAY BE ASHAMED TO TELL THE TRUTH IN PUBLIC

(Guest)

On a purely accounting note, can we even do that? Listing all possible future expenses related to the daughter as liabilities? Does that mean all possible earnings of the daughter should also be included in the "assets to be earned in the future"?

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Avnish Kaur (Consultant) 31 December 2010

does IT department allow this? this is just to gain unnecessary attention

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(Guest)

Yeah... i mean we are asked for proof of investment, rent receipts and what not. and here judges just have to say... ke bhai i am going to have these expenses. How convenient!! :) I guess these are the perks of the position

(Guest)

lets see how the judge reacts when her daughters list her as liabilities for having to take care of parents in old age..Judge mistook her duty as a liability.

Avnish Kaur (Consultant) 31 December 2010

Format of Disclosure of Assets

(in terms of the Resolution adopted in the Full Court Meeting
of Supreme Court of India held on May 7, 1997)

Name of Judge: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Gyan Sudha Misra

Name of Spouse: Mr. S.K. Jha

S. No.Items Descripttion ParticularsNalue Remarks

(A) Self (B) Spouse

Landed Property (a) Flat Original allottee of one flatNil

measuring 1000 sq.ft. In

Supreme Enclave, Mayur

Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi.

Purchased it jointly with

spouse in 1987 for a sum of

approximately Rs.5 lacs.

(b) Building Nil Nil

property plot measuring approximatelymeasuring 212 sq.ft. in

241 sq.yds. in Faridabad inRani Bagh, New Delhi

open auction held by Urbanpurchased for a sum of Rs.

Improvement CompanyFour lacs in the year 1999.

which is a semi-govt.

Organization in the yearOne unregistered

1991 for a sum of Rs.6 lacs. residential plot measuring_

approximately 437 sq.yds.

in Faridabad (Haryana)

through Urban

Improvement Company.

Purchased in the year

2000 for a sum of Rs. 8

lacs.

Undivided share in joint

family property situated in

the district of

Dhanbad/Bokaro

(Jharkhand).

II Securities and (a) Shares & Nil. Nil

Investments Mutual Funds

(b) Fixed Deposits Company Fixed Deposits Rs.Nil

Five lacs approximately.

Amount received as arrears of Vlth Pay Commission & deposited in Savings Bank Account of SBI.

Bonds Nil Nil

Debentures Nil Nil

III Other (a) Jewellery Stridhan property - one goldNil

assets/Movables set received at the time of

wedding, a few gold rings
and a pair of gold bangles.

(b) Vehicles Nil One Maruti Car 800 1996

model.

IV Liabilities (a) Loans Guarantor for education loan

of my daughter.

(b) Mortgages Nil

(d) Unpaid bills Nil

(e) Any other Two daughters to be married.

Liabilities Residential house to be built

for post retirement.

i feel there was no need to add last two lines as in liabilities and assets u dont fill in ur future plans, has anybody done like that in ur IT return?

Avnish Kaur (Consultant) 07 January 2011

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