The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife is the absolute owner of her streedhan and cannot be prosecuted for criminal breach of trust for taking it. The Court quashed the criminal case against the woman and her relatives, reaffirming women’s exclusive legal rights over streedhan.
A PIL has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking a stronger tetrapod-backed seawall along the Vypin coast to protect residents from sea intrusion and coastal erosion. The Court has asked the Irrigation Department and local panchayats to file reports and affidavits on the issue before the next hearing.
