 A maha khap panchayat ( grand caste council ) representing 20 khap panchayats of Haryana , Uttar Pradesh , and Rajasthan held a meeting on 13 April 2010 , in Kurukshetra to challenge the court verdict and support those sentenced to death in the case . They planned to raise money for the families of the convicts to hire top lawyers for the appeal . Each family in Haryana that was part of a khap panchayat was to contribute ₨ 10 . They also demanded that the Hindu Marriage Act be amended to ban same @-@ gotra marriages . 
