CASE STUDY ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF A MARRIED WOMAN TOWARDS HER PARENTS AND EVALUATION OF THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN THE INDIAN SOCIETY.

This research paper focusses on the study of the responsibilities and obligations of a married woman towards her parents post her marriage. The method employed herein this study is a case study method through which an attempt has been made to critically analyse the judgement passed by the Bombay High Court in the matter of "Vasant versus Govindrao Upasrao Naik", Criminal Revision Petition Application No. 172/2014. The study further involves an effort to understand and throw light on the social status and rights of Women in India and evaluating the same with regards to the Indian Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]