Sorry - This is Not Dowry!

[Janaki Jambunathan]

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It was necessary for a complainant to prove that money was demanded only as dowry, the judge said.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that money demanded by a man from his in-laws for doing business does not come under the category of 'dowry'.

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[yesmohan]

What is dowry ............. is there any clear cut definition for this word ?

 

[yesmohan]

It appears that the honourable judge has tried to give new dimension in this case!!

Of course ending up .....by showing an escape route to dowry seeking son in laws!!

 

[Rangachari Sampathkumaran]

Unless the son-in-law shows a knife and threatens his wife and say that he demands it as dowry !

 

[GANESH65]

The dowry (Prohibition) act 1961 has undergone under gone several amendments and is there are minor differences in various states. Goodies/pleasantries exchanged for conducting the marriage in some places are covered /exempted from state to state. Exchange of something in Punjab may not be a crime where as in Hariyana it may prohibited or the quantum of punishment may be different. I think this decision has put another challenge and the government and law makers needs to look into the whole act on the background of this decision and any revision of provisions if needed to be done. The base concept must be any demands that the brides family "do worry" about should be treated as dowry!

 

[renuka]

The Inlaws can consider giving the money as a loan.

Make it legal by signing documents in front of unrelated witnesses and state the interest rates and stipulated time the Son In Law has to pay back the money loaned and also someone else from the husband's family has to stand guarantor and if loan is not paid back per contract legal proceedings will follow.

 

[Rangachari Sampathkumaran]

The Inlaws can consider giving the money as a loan.

Make it legal by signing documents in front of unrelated witnesses and state the interest rates and stipulated time the Son In Law has to pay back the money loaned and also someone else from the husband's family has to stand guarantor and if loan is not paid back per contract legal proceedings will follow.

Good suggestion ! It will give the son-in-law the financial input to start a new establishment without worrying about the finance. The father-in-law will have satisfaction over the assistance he could provide for a noble cause. No ego, only good will. அந்த நாளும் வந்திடாதோ !

 

[yesmohan]

Good suggestion ! It will give the son-in-law the financial input to start a new establishment without worrying about the finance. The father-in-law will have satisfaction over the assistance he could provide for a noble cause. No ego, only good will. அந்த நாளும் வந்திடாதோ !

The situation that prevails now.................

A TB boy of MADURAI origin ...post graduate in Eng. working as a college professor(Salary around Rs.60000|- pm) has come forward to marry a girl bearing all marriage expenses including 10 sovereigns of gold; but marriage proposal could not materialise as another TB at Chennai, working in software (1.5 lakhs per motnth) offered 5 lakhs in cash for marriage expenses in addition to 20 sovereigns of gold.
Better of the proposal was accepted by the brides side!!

Parents of brides are dictating terms / better bargainers, in arranged marriages;

 

[Rangachari Sampathkumaran]

Parents of brides are dictating terms / better bargainers, in arranged marriages;

Cent per cent true !

 

[sangom]

In India there are umpteen kinds of families and customs. It may be that among predominantly business communities, a boy gets married with a view to augmenting the scale of his existing small scale of business, or starting a new business. The FIL may agree to invest in the prospective son-in-law's business because he feels it is viable. If so, why should the Law block such a thing?