SELINA AKHTAR vs MATIUR RAHAMAN — Crl.A. No. 823/2005

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Selina Akhtar's appeal and set aside the High Court's judgment dated 10/03/2004. The Court restored the Sessions Court's order fixing the mahar (dower) amount at Rs. 50,000/- with directions for return of ornaments. The High Court's decision to reverse the Sessions Court order on grounds of limitation delay (8 days) and estoppel was found unjustified; the Court held that credible evidence supported the mahar amount of Rs. 49,999/- fixed at the time of marriage, justifying the enhancement from the Magistrate's initial award of Rs. 10,000/-. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.