Delhi High Court Rejects Plea of Husband For Income Tax Probe Into Wife’s Family In Rs.2 Cr. Dowry

Delhi High Court rejected the writ petition filed by a man, seeking an inquiry into the finances of his wife and her family who claimed to have paid him a Rs. 2 Crores dowry. 

The petitioner submitted that transactions exceeding Rs.2,00,000/- are prohibited as per Section 296ST of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and urged to investigate the funds spent on dowry and wedding.

The court noted that such disputed questions of facts will not be within the purview of the Income Tax department to adjudicate. 

Therefore, such disputes cannot be adjudicated under Article 226 of the Constitution, so the petition was dismissed.