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Supreme Court dismisses PIL challenging provisions of Dowry Prohibition Act
The Business Guardian
|February 05, 2025
The Supreme Court in the case Rupshi Singh Versus Union Of India And Ors observed and has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation, PIL filed challenging validity of Section 2, Section 3, Section 4 and Section 8A of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 as "adverse to men".
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The bench comprising of Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order.
The counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted before the court that he was 'concerned about the invalidity of laws'.
Further, the petitioner submitted that the impugned provisions adversely affect men.
The bench of Justice Gavai probed as to who the petitioner was. The counsel replied to the same, saying "I am a public spirited person".
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