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1981 Supreme(Gau) 6

K.LAHIRI
BOLI NARAYAN PAWYE – Appellant
Versus
SHIDDESHWARI MORANG – Respondent


JUDGEMENT

1. Shrimati Siddheswari was in her early 20s when she was allured and mesmerised by the petitioner Boli Narayan Pawye, a young man studying Law perhaps vibrant with noble ideas to uplift the cause of the poor and down trodden and to safeguard and protect the weaker Section like woman, children infirm and old. Could he practice the noble ideals in his private life ? The parties belong to the Mishing Tribe. The Tribe belongs to "the other Backward Classes" as the members are economically and socially backward. However, they have values for superior to the "Forward Classes"; they live with nature, thrive in hills and valleys, generous as mountains, simple as the morning dew and have colourful cultural background. They have their own life-style and though they seem to accept or profess Hinduism, they have their faith or religion distinct and different, simple and precise to meet their needs. Economic poverty does not permit solemnisation of marriages in a big way. For solemnisation of marriages no sacred fire, no Saptapadi or Mantras are needed, not is the requirement of a Brahmin to perform the intricate ceremonies. A small feast, a pig for gastronomy, bowing down by the coup





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