Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 243 · Decided 2 May 2005
In Re: Enforcement and Implementation of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 v. -
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 243 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 1020
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 499/1997
- Decided
- 2 May 2005
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, G.P. MATHUR, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961-Non-implementation of-Writ petition­ Supreme Court issuing interim directions for the effective implementation of C the Act and the Rules, however not effective-Hence, issuance of mandamus directing implementation of the Act and the Rules rigorously and to Union of India and States to implement sections 3, 4 and the other provisions and various Rules framed thereunder; activate Dowry Prohibition Officers; frame Rules under section 9(2)(b); to consider framing of Rules to seek information from males D seeking Government employment and those
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