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Bom HC | Divorced wife cannot file application under Domestic Violence Act; application filed under Ss. 12 and 18 rejected in absence of “domestic relationship”

Bombay High Court: M.G. Giratkar, J. refused to interfere with an order of the Judicial Magistrate as confirmed by the Sessions Judge, whereby

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Del HC | Defence of husband in a case under Domestic Violence Act struck off for non-payment of arrear of maintenance to wife

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. allowed a petition filed by petitioner (wife) for striking off respondent’s (husband) defence in proceedings pending under

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Del HC | Interim maintenance to wife and minor child can be awarded under Domestic Violence Act on basis of ‘notional income’ of husband

Delhi High Court: The Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a husband’s petition filed against the order of Metropolitan Magistrate as confirmed by

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Right of residence in ‘shared household’ under Domestic Violence Act can be claimed only against husband and not father-in-law

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner-wife for a right

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To cover a relationship under Section 2(f) of Domestic Violence Act, possibility of a legal marriage is sine qua non

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mangesh S. Patil, J., dismissed a criminal revision petition filed against the decision

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Section 2(b) of Domestic Violence Act envisages only a minor ‘child’ below 18 years of age

Bombay High Court (Goa Bench): A Single Judge Bench of the Goa Bench comprising of C.V. Bhadang, J. allowed a criminal writ

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‘Domestic relationship’ is a sine qua non for action under Section 12 of J&K Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Janak Raj Kotwal, J. quashed the proceedings pending against the petitioners

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domestic violence act

Bom HC | Divorced wife cannot file application under Domestic Violence Act; application filed under Ss. 12 and 18 rejected in absence of “domestic relationship”

Del HC | Defence of husband in a case under Domestic Violence Act struck off for non-payment of arrear of maintenance to wife

Del HC | Interim maintenance to wife and minor child can be awarded under Domestic Violence Act on basis of ‘notional income’ of husband

Right of residence in ‘shared household’ under Domestic Violence Act can be claimed only against husband and not father-in-law

To cover a relationship under Section 2(f) of Domestic Violence Act, possibility of a legal marriage is sine qua non

Section 2(b) of Domestic Violence Act envisages only a minor ‘child’ below 18 years of age

‘Domestic relationship’ is a sine qua non for action under Section 12 of J&K Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

Maintenance allowance under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act is not tenable in absence of proof of domestic violence

Complaint not maintainable under Domestic Violence Act if it lacks mentioning of specific instances of domestic violence

Once a marital relationship is ended by a decree of divorce, a complaint under Domestic Violence Act cannot sustain