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News

Delhi HC: Woman's Right to a Shared Household Does Not Allow Indefinite Occupation of In-Laws' Home(09.12.2025)

Delhi High Court held that a woman’s right to a shared household under Section 17 of the Domestic Violence Act is protective, not ownership, and does .....

Tags : Right to a Shared Household, Woman, Domestic Violence Act

Bombay HC: Refusing Residence to Brother’s Wife in Shared Household is Domestic Violence(22.09.2025)

Bombay High Court held that preventing a woman from residing in her shared household amounts to domestic violence under Section 3 of the Domestic Viol.....

Tags : Domestic Violence, property, Shared Household

Bombay HC: Can’t Ask Husband to Pay Instalments for Under Construction Flat(08.07.2025)

Bombay High Court has observed that a husband cannot be directed to pay instalments of an under construction flat as it cannot be termed a 'shared hou.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Under Construction Flat, shared household

Ker. HC: Penalty for Breach of Protection Order Appli. Where Order is in Addition to Residence Order(09.07.2024)

Ker. HC has observed that while granting protection to a woman in a domestic relationship, if her right to a shared household is protected expressly, .....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Residence Order, Shared Household

Ker. HC: Cannot Evict Divorced Wife from Shared Household Except in Accordance with Established Law(27.06.2024)

Ker. HC has held that a divorced woman cannot claim right of residence in a shared household but divorced woman staying in a household at time of divo.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Shared Household, Divorced Woman

Judgments

Right to residence is not an indefeasible right of residence in shared household especially when the daughter-in-law is pitted against aged father-in-law and mother-in-law(17.05.2021)

In instant case, Parties to the present petition are related to each other in a way that Petitioner is the daughter-in-law and Respondents are her par.....

Tags : Right, Shared household, Beneficial interest

Del HC: No Indefeasible Right of Daughter-in-Law in Shared Household(26.05.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that right of the daughter-in-law in a shared household is not an indefeasible right, has held that in-laws can’t be .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Shared Household, Daughter-in-Law

Calcutta HC: Denial of Economic Support is DV Even if Parties Aren't Residing in Shared Household(24.06.2022)

Calcutta High Court has held that denial of economic support to the wife and the minor son constitutes domestic violence (DV) under Protection of Wome.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Domestic Violence, Shared Household

Delhi HC: Woman’s Claim Seeking Right to Shared Household Valid Even in Absence of Domestic Violence(03.03.2025)

Delhi High Court has observed that a woman’s claim under Section 17 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 seeking right to shared.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Shared Household, Domestic Violence