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Delhi High Court denies residence order under Domestic Violence Act — “Voluntary relocation defeats claim to re-enter past shared household”

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by an elderly wife challenging concurrent orders of the Magistrate and Sessions Court refusing her re-entry into…
Posted by Rawlaw February 10, 2026
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Delhi High Court upholds ₹50,000 interim maintenance under domestic violence law — “Inherited assets and education of wife do not defeat right to maintenance” while dismissing husband’s revision

Court’s decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging concurrent orders granting interim maintenance of ₹50,000 per month to his wife under the…
Posted by Rawlaw December 18, 2025
Madras High Court delivers powerful ruling: “Economic abuse is continuing domestic violence” — Court upholds ₹20,000 maintenance and recognises wife as aggrieved person under the Domestic Violence Act
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Madras High Court delivers powerful ruling: “Economic abuse is continuing domestic violence” — Court upholds ₹20,000 maintenance and recognises wife as aggrieved person under the Domestic Violence Act

Court’s decision The Madras High Court dismissed the revision filed against the maintenance order under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, affirming the concurrent findings that the…
Posted by Rawlaw November 8, 2025
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Telangana High Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Dowry and Domestic Violence Charges: “No Presumption of Guilt Can Arise in the Absence of Credible and Consistent Evidence”

Court’s Decision The Telangana High Court allowed the criminal appeal filed by the appellant challenging her conviction under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section…
Posted by Rawlaw June 21, 2025
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Stay on Domestic Violence Order—“No Manifest Miscarriage of Justice to Warrant Interference Under Article 227”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging a Sessions Court’s order that stayed certain directions passed by the Gram Nyayalaya, Iritti…
Posted by Rawlaw June 17, 2025

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