illegal possession Dowry Act
rajendra
(Querist) 28 April 2008
This query is : Resolved
My client's daughter a college lecturer was forced to quit job after one month of marriage and asked to do domestic work by father-in-law and mentally tortured for not bringing even 1/4th dowry. f-in law a babu of govt.Son in law an engineer kind person querrelled with father took wife along. Daughter was a trained driver, was using car RC in the name of her father. Now father of groom not a trained driver has taken illegal possession of car (not willing to return) car financed by bank. How to resolve without police/legal conflict.
rajendra
(Querist) 28 April 2008
My client's daughter a college lecturer was forced to quit job after one month of marriage and asked to do domestic work by father-in-law and mentally tortured for not bringing even 1/4th dowry. f-in law a babu of govt.Son in law an engineer kind person querrelled with father took wife along. Daughter was a trained driver, was using car RC in the name of her father. Now father of groom not a trained driver has taken illegal possession of car (not willing to return) car financed by bank. How to resolve without police/legal conflict.
H. S. Thukral
(Expert) 29 April 2008
Taking back car from father in-law would certainly aggravate the strained relations between the father-in- vs. son/daughter in law, whether the car comes back legally or otherwise. Personally I feel that leaving the situation as it is would yield better results.Your client's daughter is fortunate enough to have a husband who is ready to quarrel with his father. She should be happy that her father-in-law atleast has given her a considerate and sympatheitc husband.
Rajesh Kumar
(Expert) 30 April 2008
Since the car is in the name of father of the bride (your client), it is not difficult to get the possession of the car back. However, harbhajan advice is very logical and pragmatic.
