Claim of Stridhan Property and Limitation Period: A Study
9 Pages Posted: 4 Apr 2016
Date Written: April 2, 2016
Abstract
Cases often arise before the courts regarding the claims of Stridhan property by wives driven out of the matrimonial home or subjected to domestic violence, more particularly when they are under decree of judicial separation and either denied or stopped of their monthly maintenance by their husbands. In Pratibha Rani vs. Suraj Kumar the Supreme Court, quoted the observation of Sir Gooroodas Banerjee, regarding the nature of Stridhana thus: - “First take the case of property obtained by gift. Gifts of affectionate kindred, which are known by the name of sandayika stridhan, constitute a woman’s absolute property, which she has at all times independent power to alienate and over which her husband has only a qualified right, namely the right of use in times of distress”.
Keywords: Dr Mukund Sarda New law College Pune, Dr Mukund Sarda Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune, Prof Dr Mukund Bhagirath Sarda
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