C A V Judgment

Per Rajani Dubey J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellants/defendants against the judgment and decree dated 27.07.2018 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.) in Civil Suit No.63-A/2016, whereby the suit of the plaintiff/respondent under Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act has been allowed. (The parties herein shall be referred as per their status before the Trial Court.)

2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent/plaintiff filed an application for return of stridhan property under Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (herein after referred to as the Act of 1955). It has been averred that the marriage between the appellant No.1 husband and the respondent wife was solemnized as per Hindu Rites on 12.05.2013 at Baikunthpur, Koriya, whereas the appellant no.2 is the father-in-law of the respondent. it has further been averred that at the time of marriage and allied ceremonies, various properties were gifted, which has been described in Schedule A. B & C of the plaint and shall constitute to be stridhan-property. Since the property detailed in Schedule B was not returned to the appellant, she fi