Returning of gold ornaments

Thanks Dinesh ji.

As I told you that the divorce on paper is a mutual one but a lot of hatredness exists between both the families. Is my advocate correct in asking me handover the ornaments to him?. Do I have to take a written note from my advocate stating that he is going to return the ornaments on my behalf?. I do not want to get in to any further legal trouble no-matter-what.

No. Absolutely not.  Ask your wife to file an application for recovery of stridhan and you appear in that application and before judge give those ornaments (not dowry, those should be mentioned as stridhan articles) and get order by  the court that you returned them. That will solve all your problems.

Yes all the Stridhan should be returned back to your wife in person by you. Your advocate can also be present along with you and a proper receipt duly signed and witnessed from your wife that she has received all her Stridhan in best of the condition and nothing more is due from you should also be taken. This process can be carried out in the lawyer’s chamber of either side or in the mediation and conciliatory center of the district court if not in the Family Court.

@Mrs. Renuka Chaudhury - Thanks for your advice. "You are talking as if she will come with gun to court to kill you "- That's not an impossibility. :P.

@ Vijay Raj Mahajn ji,

Thanks for your advice.

Just to be a bit clearer, the divorce petition, filed by the girl, clearly said that the girl's side have got no demand what-so-ever. The getting back of the gifted items (or stridhan as it is legally called) during our marriage are purely verbal and has been submitted on a piece of white paper. In that case also do you think it is unadvisable to return the items through the advocate?.

Excuse me for being lame.