settled at the time of her marriage whether her dower was to be prompt or deferred. In answer to her claim her husband alleged that ... payment of dower has not been stipulated to be deferred, payment of a portion of the dower must be considered prompt; and the amount
prompt and how much deferred and it is for the Court to determine the amount of prompt dower according to law. The questions which have ... recovery of prompt dower and a dower therefore in such a case must be taken to be a deferred dower. Alternatively, he contends that
that it was a question of no importance whether the dower was prompt or deferred. The learned Judge has found as a fact that ... demand is made. If no demand is made, then prompt and deferred dowers are both payable on dissolution of the marriage by divorce or death
Dower, whether prompt or deferred, is a debt due by the husband to the wife, but in the case of deferred dower is debitum ... considered.
6. Now the wife's right to dower, whether prompt or deferred, accrues as soon as her marriage is validly contracted
marriage, whether by death or divorce. The dower may also be partly prompt and partly deferred; but when at the time of the marriage ceremony ... case as found in the report show whether the dower was prompt or deferred, whether it bad been demanded or not before institution
claim to recover Rs. 25,000 as prompt dower. It is not disputed that the amount of dower stipulated for at marriage ... dower was prompt or deferred. The plaintiff contends that, under such circumstances, the entire amount is exigible as prompt dower on demand, though she only
ought to have made distinction between the 'prompt' and 'deferred dower debt'?
2. Briefly stated the facts giving rise
dower debt.
3. The learned Subordinate Judge has remarked that "Law presumes the dower to be prompt unless it is proved to be deferred ... wife's dower is to be prompt or deferred, part will be prompt and part deferred, the proportion referable to each category being regulated
dower is presumed to be prompt and so it becomes payable on demand unless there is contract to the contrary and so the dower ... that the dower was described as a deferred one. Thus it was not prompt. A deferred dower according to Clause 290 of the Mahomedan
same"; and goes on to say: "Dower, in fact, whether it be prompt or deferred, is a debt due from the husband ... silent as to whether the payment of the dower is to be prompt or deferred, the whole or a portion of it, is presumed
