Wife not entitled to claim marriage expenses, if marriage fails-Mumbai High Court

The Division Bench of Mumbai High Court,rejected the wife's claim for marriage expense on the ground there is no provision of law to claim such amount. The Judgement is as follows:
The Family Court has rejected the claim of Rs. 31,876/- which was incurred by the parents of the' applicant-wife for the purposes of marriage expenses on the ground that there is no provision to return such amount. At the time of argument of this matter, the learned Counsel for the appellant-wife fairly conceded that there is no provision for return of such marriage expenses and therefore, unless there is a provision to that effect, the trial Court was justified in rejecting the claim for the marriage expenses to the extent of Rs. 31,876/-.Sudha Suhas Nandanvankar vs Suhas Ramrao Nandanvankar on 15 September, 2004