https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289551 A pre-nuptial covenant cannot override the incidents of Hindu marriage by permanently restraining the husband from choosing the matrimonial home. Under Hindu law, the wife's duty to reside with her husband at the place he chooses is not a right that can be contracted away before marriage, and an agreement that subordinates the husband to the wife's parental family is opposed to public policy. The agreement was therefore ineffective as a defence to a suit for enforcement of conjugal rights, and the husband remained entitled to seek cohabitation. en-us Wed, 20 Mar 1901 00:00:00 +0521 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:39:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289551 A pre-nuptial covenant cannot override the incidents of Hindu marriage by permanently restraining the husband from choosing the matrimonial home. Under Hindu law, the wife's duty to reside with her husband at the place he chooses is not a right that can be contracted away before marriage, and an agreement that subordinates the husband to the wife's parental family is opposed to public policy. The agreement was therefore ineffective as a defence to a suit for enforcement of conjugal rights, and the husband remained entitled to seek cohabitation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Mar 1901 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289551