Daughter, Though Unmarried, Can Claim Marriage Expense From Parents: High Court

In her plea, Rajeshwari said the respondent (her father), Bhanu Ram, is going to retire and likely to get Rs 55 lakh as retirement dues, hence, appropriate writ be issued directing his employer Bhilai Steel Plant to release part of his retirement dues to the tune of Rs 20 lakh in her favour.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter can claim the expenses of marriage from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.

A division bench of the high court in Bilaspur was hearing a petition filed by a 35-year-old woman, Rajeshwari, a native of Chhattisgarh's Durg district.

The bench of Justices Goutam Bhaduri and Sanjay S Agrawal on March 21 allowed her plea for hearing by admitting that an unmarried daughter can claim the amount of her marriage from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, said the petitioner's advocate AK Tiwari.

The bench set aside the order dated 22 April 2016 passed by the Principal Judge of family court Durg and remanded the matter to the family court for adjudication of the same on merits in the spirit of Section 3(b) (ii) of the Act of 1956. The court has directed the parties to appear before the family court.