Prayagraj, July 27 -- In a landmark judgement, Allahabad High Court has said that the house where parents are insulted is not a house but a place of injustice.

" The court cannot be a silent spectator to the increasing trend of leaving old parents helpless. Ignoring parents is not only a sin but also a crime in law," the court commented.

A division bench of the court comprising Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar made these comments while delivering a verdict in a case related to Sant Kabir Nagar district recently.

According to the case, a land of the petitioner Ram Dular Gupta was acquired by the National Highway, and in lieu of this, a compensation amount of Rs 21,17,758/- was fixed in his favour, but his s...