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Delhi High Court Rules Woman’s Entry Into Matrimonial Home Is Legal Right
The court ruled that a woman’s entry into her matrimonial home is a lawful privilege that she is entitled to exercise.
Domestic Violence Act 2005
Trans Woman With Gender Reassignment Surgery To Be Protected Under Domestic Violence Act
The Bombay HC allowed maintenance claims to a trans woman with gender reassignment surgery under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act, 2005. Her maintenance claim had been disputed by her spouse.
Latest Survey Reveals Women In Large Numbers Justify Domestic Violence
As per reports, even in the fourth survey of NFHS (2015-2016), 52 per cent of women respondents felt it reasonable for the husband to hit his wife. Only 42 per cent had agreed to the same.
SC Notice To Centre On PIL Seeking Better Facilities For Domestic Violence Survivors
The plea argued that despite the Domestic Violence Act of 2005 being in force for more than 15 years, domestic violence continues to be a common crime against women.Â
Woman Has Right To Stay At Estranged Family’s Home, Says Supreme Court
Women can now claim residence in the shared household that belongs not only to the husband but his relatives also. Read more about this landmark decision here.
HC Says Muslim Women Also Covered Under Domestic Violence Act
The Bombay High Court has said Muslim women too are covered under the Domestic Violence Act, reported TOI. The HC said that although Muslim marriages are governed by their personal laws, it cannot stop women from seeking relief under the Domestic Violence Act 2005. The court stated that Muslim women can seek relief like monthly […]
HC: Domestic Violence Survivor Wives Needn’t Depose For Maintenance
In a historic judgment, the Bombay High Court passed an order allowing wives, subjected to domestic violence (DV) by their husbands, to file their statement through affidavit rather then coming to the court. However, the court said it can allow the husband to cross-check her on the basis of the affidavit filed by the wife. In […]
