Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 7: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of Dowry Restrain Act, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal today issued notice to the State.
In this PIL filed by Meharban Singh, a practicing lawyer, it has been stated that the Dowry Retrain Act, 1961 has not been implemented in letter and spirit in the State till date.
Earlier, in a contempt petition, the State took a stand that rules are going to be framed shortly. The rules framed by the Government are against the spirit of the Dowry Restrain Act, said Senior Advocate S S Lehar assisted by Advocate Aditya Sharma, who were appearing for the petitioner.
“It is unfortunate that after 54 years of passing of the Act, it has not been implemented in true spirit. Moreover, it has been argued that this Act was implemented in order to uproot the menace of dowry from the society but the respondent State by framing the rules that too after gap of 54 years has boosted the dowry”, they further said, adding “dowry is also the main cause for decrease in strength of the girls in our State. Had the rules been framed in true spirit and had there been proper check over the same, then the situation could have been different and our society would have been free from this menace”.
On this, DB issued notice to the State.
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