Wife As Homemaker Contributes To Husband's Acquisition Of Assets; Entitled To Equal Share In Properties - Property purchased by wife by pledging her Jewels is her absolute property , even husband help to redeem the Jewels

Citation

2023 (4) CTC 76

Wife As Homemaker Contributes To Husband's Acquisition Of Assets; Entitled To Equal Share In Properties : Madras High Court

Case Title: Kannaian Naidu and others v Kamsala Ammal and others

Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 172

In a significant verdict, the Madras High Court recently held that a wife, who contributed to the acquisition of family assets by performing the household chores, would be entitled to an equal share in the properties, as she had indirectly contributed to its purchase.

Justice Krishnan Ramasamy observed that though there was no legislation at present that recognized the contribution made by the wife, the court could very well recognize the same. The Court added that the law does not prevent a Judge from recognizing the contributions.

The court agreed with the wife’s submission that she had contributed to the family by taking care of the household and the children. The court noted that the wife, though did not make direct financial contributions, had played a vital role in managing the household chores by looking after the children, cooking, cleaning and managing day-to-day affairs of the family without giving any inconvenience to the plaintiff abroad and moreover, she sacrificed her dreams and spent her entire life towards the family and children

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