Gifts given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

High Court of Kerala WP ( C ) No. 20219 of 2021   Highlight: The High Court of Kerala has held that gifts given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Brief facts of Case: The […]

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Shiv Kumar Verma and Another vs State Of U.P. and 3 Others

Any person who is under illegal detention by an officer of the State Government shall be paid compensation by the State  Government. Facts Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that there was some dispute relating to ancestral property between the petitioners and their family members. Some tiff arose between the petitioners and […]

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