- (1.) By Court Heard learned counsel for the parties.
(2.) Appellants are husband and father-in-law aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 4th May 2016 passed in M.M. Case No.39 of 2015 by learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Garhwa for return of the women's estate to the tune of Rs.7,26,979/- to the petitioner/respondent herein in terms of Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
(3.) The case of the petitioner/respondent herein as pleaded before the learned Family Court asserts as follows: Marriage between the petitioner and the respondent no.1 therein was solemnized as per the Hindu rites and rituals on 22nd April 2008 at Patna. They lived under the guardianship of respondent no.2 father-in-law/appellant no.2 herein who was the Karta of the family. A female child was born on 30th November 2009. The husband and the father-in-law received ornaments, costly cloths, furniture and other household articles from the parents and relatives of the petitioner wife as described in the plaint and enumerated hereunder : 1. Chain worth of - Rs.28,750/- 2. Locket worth of - Rs.13,800/- 3. Mala worth of - Rs. 8050/- 4. Om locket worth of- Rs.4025/- 5. Ring worth of - Rs.6900/- 6. Jhumki worth of - Rs.16100/- total Rs.86825/- as per receipt enclosed as Annexure-1. Items of silver ornaments gifted by the parents are given below : 1. Poujeb worth of - Rs.6050/- 2. Leg full worth of - Rs.5720/- 3. Bichhiya worth of - Rs.440/- 4. Petty worth of - Rs.5500/- 5. Payal worth of - Rs.2200/- 6. Guchha worth of - Rs.1650/- 7. Katori worth of - Rs. 11770/- total Rs.33,330/- as per receipt enclosed as Annexure-2. Items of gold ornaments given by entire family of petitioner on the occasion of marriage, are necklace, four gold bangles, golden mangalsutra, mangal sutra in black pearl, five rings, golden nose ring, golden head locket, three layer golden Jhumki, golden ear ring, golden tops, Braj Bali gold, gold nose pin, golden chain with locket, golden Bindi, Takpat dholna; silver items- Poujeb, Payal two pieces, Bichiya, Kamardhani, silver kiya; Items of costly sarees given by parents : JUDGEMENT_80_LAWS(JHAR)8_2018_1.html JUDGEMENT_80_LAWS(JHAR)8_2018_2.html ;