The Economic Times

Husband asked to return 40 sovereigns of gold and pay Rs 4,000 monthly maintenance by Kerala HC while it rejected Rs 5 lakh counter-claim

A wife has won a significant victory in the Kerala High Court. The court ordered her husband to return 40 sovereigns of gold and pay Rs 4,000 monthly maintenance. The husband's Rs 5 lakh counterclaim was dismissed. The court noted it is common for brides to entrust gold to in-laws for safekeeping.