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Cancellation marriage after grand engagement without proper reason.

(Querist) 20 April 2014 This query is : Resolved 
Dear Sir,
My problem is very different.
I need your valuable suggestion regarding my marriage problem.
I was engaged with bride on mar/14 by mutual understanding of me, bride and our both families in presence of our relatives and marriage mediator and marriage date(May/14) was also finalized on engagement date as per Hindu tradition and culture in restaurant.
At the time of marriage discussions, bride’s father himself offered some properties as a gift to her daughter and some money for our marriage expenses. We also offered gold to bride for marriage which costs equal to some money which offered by her father.
Before engagement, bride’s father gave us half of some money for marriage expenses by mutual understanding in presence of relatives and marriage mediator.
After 40 days of engagement and before 2 weeks of marriage , her father told that they want to cancel the marriage due to horoscopes are not matching and if she will marry me, she will face lot of problems in future as their astrologer said.
My family has reputation in society and we have lot of relatives. We already said to all about my marriage. But bride family dropped marriage due to horoscope mismatch.
I feel now that my marriage life was spoiled due to cancellation of engagement and ours is very traditional family. It is not that much easy to marry another girl practically and also my family dignity was spoiled in society. We all are requested bride’s father. But he refused.
I and my family want to get justice from bride’s family. We want to fight legally to punish them.

With regards,
Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 April 2014
You have no Justice to get from court of law except damages on account of marriage expenses if you file suit for damages which would take lot of time.
Choice is yours.
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
Thank u for ur reply.
Is there any right to bride's family to file any case against me in this situation and they arrainged engagement party and they have given some money to us before engagement for marriage expenses as their interest.We are still ready to marry.
Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 April 2014
If they are no ready to marry then you could do nothing. Since marriage os cancelled you should return their money and ornaments and ask for return of your articles/ornaments as well.
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
Then where is the justice sir? Due to cancellation of engagement before marriage , we lost our dignity in society.Its not a toys marriage na sir to cancel based on horoscope.Can we file any case on bride's family for damage of our dignity in society?
Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 April 2014
Yes , civil suit for damages lies.
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
Sir, Pl provide detailed information about that and what type of justice i can get? and how and where first i have to file case against them?
Guest (Expert) 20 April 2014
Consult a Local Lawyer and serve notice for damages as advised by Shri.Devajyoti Barman.Also you could try to sort it out amicably.Also note what ever the reputation you feel you had lost even the girl would have suffered the same though it is their fault.Cancellation of Engagement is not a Prestige Issue to Feel.
Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 20 April 2014
You can very well file suit for damages for your dignity, case would be decided on merits.

IN TURN THEY CAN FILE CASES based on the advise of some well wisher or professional that you demanded dowry.

Long drawn litigation would be the result.

Best is to have amicable settlement with them.
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
What is the punishment for damages of family dignity?How much time it takes for final judjment after filig a case?
Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 April 2014
I have already advised and nothing to add more.
To know the procedure you have to hire professional service.
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
thank you sir for your valuable suggetion. and request you that can i file any other cases against them in my matter?pl provide other posible cases that i can file?
Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 20 April 2014
No other case lies on this scenario.
Do not act only under influence of wrecking vengeance.
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
Request to everybody, is it fair to cancel marriage after grand engagement based on nonscientific horoscope mismatch?before engagement they must have to do that na.
Guest (Expert) 20 April 2014
Mr. Bab,

Any body has the right to file any suit against any other party and justice depends upon merit of the case, provided he is able to justify that appropriately.

Anyway, how do you say, "my marriage life was spoiled due to cancellation of engagement, when you have not yet got married with her?" You can try to search some other suitable girl and fix the same date of marriage, if you want to save reputation of your family,

The question arises, why do you want to marry that particular girl? Suppose that girl does not want to marry you or she loves someone else and after your marriage with her if she becomes a problem for you and your family after marriage what would you and your family do to save your family's reputration?
Bab (Querist) 20 April 2014
OK sir, in this situation we also not ready to marry her as you said.
But was it fair to bride's family to do like this.We are from traditional indian society.
Just we want to tell their mistake to society and punish them by law.Before engagement if they said the same then everybody feel happy but after engagement it is not at all fair.They insulted hindu marriage culture.
ajay sethi (Expert) 20 April 2014
you can file suit for damages but it would take 20 years to be disposed of . it is in your interest to forget the whole episode and move on in life . return the gifts given by brides family and they should also retrun gifts given by your family . period
Surender Kumar Sharma (Expert) 21 April 2014
I think you have already understand the situation of law in present society if you think fit than so first in open mind in the presence of well wishers with evidence return all the money which you have receive from them and take back all the ornaments and other articles which you had given them. later you can proclaim the details in the press meet declaring their attitude but be causes for dispute don't go for dispute go for amicable settlement, follow the advise of Mr. P.S. Dhingra , Mr. Devajyoti Barman and Mr. Ajay Sethi if you think good contact local lawyer for further direct action. God bless you
Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 21 April 2014
Very well explained by the experts, I agree.
1. since the marriage is not yet solemnised and consummated, hence it is not a marriage.
2. Suit for damages is a long drawn process, uneconomical and the out come is indefinite. so it would be better to exchange/return what ever given/taken.
Guest (Expert) 21 April 2014
I don't think you would be gaining anything out of a long drawn litigation. Once allegations are leveled on someone counter-allegations also start to make the things quite complex to handle. You should not forget, actions and reactions are equal and opposite.


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