1.     There was no limit to the number of women, that one might get under Reet nor any restriction as to leaving any of them again, and in this they might change hands any number of times, Therefor the marriage under Reet could be dissolved as easily as it was contracted. From this it is clear that woman was treated as a chattel, a commodity to be brought and sold time and again.

2.     The domestic ties became loose and marriage came to have very insignificant position in the stability of society.

Indiscriminate relations of a woman with many men often resulted in her catching syphilla ( sexual transmitted disease ) and in return, she transmitted the disease to many persons.

By the turn of 20th centuary, some social reformers and public organizations of the hills were alarmed at the evil result of Reet and started vigorous propaganda for its abolition. Substantial work in creating public opinion was done by the organizations like the Rajput sthania Sabha and the Himalya Vidhya Prabandini Sabha, Shimla particularly the latter, which volunteered, its services for the cause of the people of the hills. Dalip singh, the Rana of Bhagat, issued an order for the ‘Abolition of Reet custom’ and it was enforced with effect from 23 July 1917. In order to discourage the custom, some states imposed tax on Reet marriage. Sirmaur, for example levied 5 % levy on the Reet money in 1855.