Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

PIL in Punjab and Haryana High Court to strengthen enforcement of DV Act protection orders
Should compensation in domestic violence cases depend on financial status of guilty party? Supreme Court to examine
Woman cannot be ousted from matrimonial home just for peace of mind of her in-laws: Bombay High Court
What Allahabad High Court held on Domestic Violence complaint filed after marriage is declared void
Unmarried daughter has right to maintenance under DV Act irrespective of age or religion: Allahabad High Court
Domestic Violence Act meant to uplift victims, not send people to jail for not paying maintenance: Delhi High Court
Wife can seek maintenance under Domestic Violence Act even if Section 125 CrPC claim is rejected: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court flags Section 498A misuse; says women nowadays file 'package of 5 cases' against husband, in-laws
Woman in live-in relationship can file domestic violence case: Kerala High Court reiterates
Bombay High Court voices concern over rise in trend of women misusing Domestic Violence Act
Pets fulfill emotional deficit after broken relationship: Mumbai Court rejects husband's argument to reduce maintenance for wife's pet dogs
Wife cannot sit idle and seek entire maintenance from estranged husband; can get only supportive maintenance: Karnataka High Court
Right to residence in matrimonial home includes right to safe, healthy living: Delhi High Court
Maintenance under Domestic Violence Act cannot be compared with refusal to maintain under Section 125 CrPC: Bombay High Court
Depriving wife of financial resources, Stridhan is domestic violence: Calcutta High Court
Leander Paes moves Mumbai Sessions Court challenging ₹1.5 lakh monthly maintenance to Rhea Pillai
DNA test not sufficient to prove marriage, domestic relationship under DV Act: Kerala High Court
Heated exchange of words between judge, lawyer cannot be ground to transfer case: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Mumbai court denies plea by wife for ₹1 lakh interim maintenance from husband; says she is dentist, can easily find job
[Domestic Violence] Woman has right to reside in shared household of deceased husband even if she did not live there before: Supreme Court
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