The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Challenges, Effectiveness and Social Change in India

  • M. Nithya Priya and Arun D Raj
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  • M. Nithya Priya

    Student at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Chennai, India

  • Arun D Raj

    Assistant Professor at Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai, India

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Abstract

The analyzes the Act's legal provisions and requirement instruments inside the modern social flow, recognizing the emergence of unused challenges related with endowment hones. The anti-dowry sanctioning should to get it the acknowledgment of the concept of gift by the people and proposes the require for joining authentic allow with social science mental viewpoints to direct arranged social alter in this respect. The research paper examines the challenges, Effectiveness, and Social Change by the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 in India. The enactment of the Dowry Prohibition Act faced major challenges, and even after its passage, serious loopholes continued to weaken its impact.it also covers how the act changes the tradition, culture of marriage and societal changes in the Indian society.

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International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 4367 - 4374

DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.119510

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