If divorced, groom will also have to return money and gifts received from father-in-law, strict comment from Supreme Court – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: It is often seen in our society that when a marriage breaks, the woman has to suffer the most loss. Not only does she break down emotionally, she is also financially broken and is often thrown out of the house empty-handed. The in-laws keep the jewelery and other items, saying, “This was a gift to our son.” But now the Supreme Court has banned this arbitrariness.

In a historic decision, the country’s Supreme Court has made it clear that Muslim women can You have every right to get all your stuff backwhich she or her husband received from relatives at the time of marriage.

One woman’s stubbornness changed the law

This case was of a woman named Roshanara Begum. They got married in 2005, but divorced her after a few years. Roshanara appealed to the court that she wanted back the cash and gold jewelery that her father had given to her in-laws (especially the groom) at the time of marriage.

The surprising thing was that the lower court and the High Court rejected their demand saying that “the gifts given to the groom are the groom’s property.” But Roshanara did not give up and reached the Supreme Court.

What did the Supreme Court say? (What every woman should know)

Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice A. N. Venugopal Gowda’s bench termed the High Court’s decision completely wrong. They ‘Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986’ Some very important things were said by quoting:

1. Gifts are for protection: Whatever money or jewelery the girl’s father gives at the time of marriage, even if it is given to the groom, its real purpose is to secure the daughter’s future.
2. The husband is just a ‘trustee’: The court held that the husband is only a trustee of the property received during marriage, the wife is its real owner.
3. Accounts to be completed: The court ordered Roshanara’s ex-husband to immediately return the cash and gold jewellery.

What effect will this have on society?

This decision is a ray of hope for millions of women who keep making rounds of courts for their belongings after divorce. Now the husband cannot make the excuse that “such and such a gift was given in my name.” The Supreme Court has given a clear message that the purpose of the law is not to entangle her in technical complications, but to ensure that a single woman gets her respect and rights.