A. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 4, and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 17 - Women\'s Rights in Shared Housing - The rights of women to secure housing affirm their entitlement to reside in the matrimonial home or share...

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RAJNESH vs. NEHA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 594 SC

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IMPORTANTInterim Maintenance - Maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.PC shall be granted from the date the application for maintenance is filed.IMPORTANTSubsequent Maintenance Claims - It is essential for the applicant to reveal any prior proceedings and the orders issued in subsequent cases.IMPOR...

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RITIKA SHARAN vs. SUJOY GHOSH

Judgement Date : october/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 576 SC

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 26 - Custody of Minor Child - The mother, who is the appellant, requested an order for the father, the respondent, to return their child\'s passport. The mother is currently residing in India but had moved to Singapore due to her employer\'s restructuring initiative...

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SATISH CHANDER AHUJA vs. SNEHA AHUJA

Judgement Date : october/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

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CRUCIALDomestic Violence Act - Shared Household - Definition - A shared household does not refer to the household of a joint family of which the husband is a member or in which the husband of the aggrieved person has a share.CRUCIALThe residence of a woman in a household must indicate a degree of pe...

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NEELAM GUPTA VS. MAHIPAL SHARAN GUPTA

Judgement Date : april/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 352 SC

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The Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 - Right to reside in matrimonial home - Application for modification - The appellant wife was granted a protection order and allowed to live in the matrimonial home. The son of the respondent husbandâ€™s first wife initiated a part...

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AISHWARYA ATUL PUSALKAR vs. MAHARASHTRA HOUSING & AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Judgement Date : april/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 341 SC

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IMPORTANTClaims for rehousing made by a wife must be resolved by a Civil Court, Family Court, or any other legally designated forum; a Writ Court is not the suitable venue for such matters.A. According to Section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, and Section 2(s) of the Protection...

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KIRTI VIJAYVARGIYA vs. RAHUL VIJAYVARGIYA

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 208 SC

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Matrimonial Dispute - Resolution - The parties resolved their conflict at the Mediation Centre - Utilizing its authority under Article 142, the Court annulled their marriage - The Court disposed of the petition in accordance with the settlement.[Paras 5 to 7]

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KRISHNAVENI RAI vs. PANKAJ RAI

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

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IMPORTANTHindu Marriage Act - A marriage entered into while an appeal against a decree is pending is not considered void from the beginning, especially if the appeal is filed after the limitation period has expired.Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Sections 125; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Sections 5, 11,...

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SOUMITRA KUMAR NAHAR vs. PARUL NAHAR

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 174 SC

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IMPORTANTThe dissolution of marriage does not equate to the termination of parental responsibilities - A child deserves the love of both parents.A. Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, Sections 7 and 8 - Custody - Child\'s Rights - The rights of the child must be honored as they are entitled to the affecti...

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SHYAMLAL DEVDA vs. PARIMALA

Judgement Date : january/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

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IMPORTANTDomestic violence - When allegations of domestic violence are made, the court must first be prima facie satisfied that instances of domestic violence have occurred before issuing any notice.A. Under the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, sections 18, 19, 20, and 27, a com...

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Case Removed

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1118 SC

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According to Article 142 of the Constitution of India, 1950, and Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, regarding Mutual Divorce, the parties have reached an amicable settlement and a Settlement Agreement has been submitted. In the interest of justice, we exercise our jurisdiction under Artic...

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P. RAJKUMAR vs. YOGALAKSHMI

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1033 SC

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IMPORTANTIf a Magistrate denies relief under Section 20 of the Domestic Violence Act, they cannot take jurisdiction under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., 1973 to award maintenance.According to Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 and Section 20 of the Protection of Women From Domestic Violen...

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VASANT GANPAT PADAVE(D) BY LRS vs. ANANT MAHADEV SAWANT (DEAD) THRU LRS.

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 845 SC

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IMPORTANTThe classification favoring tenants of minor landlords over those of other landlord categories is arbitrary - This classification violates Article 14.A. Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, Sections 31, 32F and 32G - Notification Requirement - Timeline - As of the tiller da...

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Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005

List of Judgements

Shaurabh Kumar Tripathi Vs. Vidhi Rawal

Joseph Shine Vs. Union of India

Pinki Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.

Gajendra Singh Vs. Reena Balmiki &amp; Anr.

Parminder Singh Vs. Honey Goyal and Ors.

Geddam Jhansi &amp; Anr. Vs. State of Telangana &amp; Ors.

Prakash and Ors. Vs. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action &amp; Anr. Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Kailashben Mahendrabhai Patel &amp; Ors. Vs. State of Maharashtra &amp; Anr.

Shajan Skaria Vs. State of Kerala &amp; Anr.

Kiran Jyot Maini Vs. Anish Pramod Patel

Kiran Jyot Maini Vs. Anish Pramod Patel

Mohd. Abdul Samad Vs. State of Telangana &amp; Anr.

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta &amp; Anr. Vs. High Court of Gujarat &amp; Ors.

Col. Ramneesh Pal Singh Vs. Sugandhi Aggarwal

Achin Gupta Vs. State of Haryana &amp; Anr.

High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh &amp; Ors.

Aditi alias Mithi Vs. Jitesh Sharma

Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty &amp; Anr. Vs. Union of India

Dr. Nirmal Singh Panesar Vs. Mrs. Paramjit Kaur Panesar @ Ajinder Kaur Panesar

Shilpa Sailesh Vs. Varun Sreenivasan

State of Maharashtra Vs. Dr. Maroti S/o. Kashinath Pimpalkar

S.M. Shoba Vs. The Inspector of Police and Ors.

Prabhatyagi Vs. Kamlesh Devi

State of Maharashtra Vs. 63 Moons Technologies Ltd.

Kamatchi Vs. Lakshmi Narayanan

Jaidev Rajnikant Shroff Vs. Poonam Jaidev Shroff

Smt. S. Vanitha Vs. The Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District

RAJNESH vs. NEHA

RITIKA SHARAN vs. SUJOY GHOSH

SATISH CHANDER AHUJA vs. SNEHA AHUJA

NEELAM GUPTA VS. MAHIPAL SHARAN GUPTA

AISHWARYA ATUL PUSALKAR vs. MAHARASHTRA HOUSING &amp; AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

KIRTI VIJAYVARGIYA vs. RAHUL VIJAYVARGIYA

KRISHNAVENI RAI vs. PANKAJ RAI

SOUMITRA KUMAR NAHAR vs. PARUL NAHAR

SHYAMLAL DEVDA vs. PARIMALA

Case Removed

P. RAJKUMAR vs. YOGALAKSHMI

VASANT GANPAT PADAVE(D) BY LRS vs. ANANT MAHADEV SAWANT (DEAD) THRU LRS.

Praveen Singh Ramakant Bhadauriya Vs. Neelam Praveen Singh Bhadauriya

Rupali Devi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. Vs. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice [September 6, 2018]

Shalu Ojha Vs. Prashant Ojha [JULY 23, 2018]

Nandakumar & ANR. Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors. [April 20, 2018.]

Independent Thought Vs. Union of India and ANR. [October 11, 2017]

Rajesh Sharma & ors. Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [27th July, 2017]

Manmohan Attavar Vs. Neelam Manmohan Attavar [July 14, 2017]

Bhartiben Ravibhai Rav Vs. Ravibhai Govindbhai Rav [May 05, 2017]

Hiral P. Harsora and Ors. Vs. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora and Ors. [October 6, 2016]

Vaishali Shridhar Jagtap Vs. Shridhar Vishwanath Jagtap [July 8, 2016]

Kunapareddy @ Nookala Shanka Balaji Vs. Kunapareddy Swarna Kumari & ANR [APRIL 18, 2016]

Priyanka Chawla Vs. Amit Chawla [JANUARY 8, 2016]

Tilak Raj Vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh [January 6, 2016]

Krishna Bhatacharjee Vs Sarathi Choudhury and ANR. [November 20, 2015]

Mukhtar Khan & Ors Vs. State of Chattisgarh & ANR [September 28, 2015]

Shalu Ojha Vs. Prashant Ojha [September 18, 2014]

Santosh Bakshi Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. [JUNE 30, 2014]

Swapnil and Others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [May 9, 2014]

Indra Sarma Vs. V.K.V. Sarma [November 26, 2013]

Saraswathy Vs. Babu [NOVEMBER 25, 2013.]

Badshah Vs. Sou. Urmila Badshah Godse & ANR. [October 18, 2013]

Ashish Dixit & Ors. Vs. State of U.P. & ANR. [January 07, 2013]

Deoki Panjhiyara Vs. Shashi Bhushan Narayan Azad & ANR. [December 12, 2012]

Shaleen Kabra Vs. Shiwani Kabra [May 8, 2012]

Maninderjit Singh Bitta Vs. Union of India & Ors. [February 7, 2012]

Deepti Bhandari Vs. Nitin Bhandari &amp; ANR.

Inderjit Singh Grewal Vs. State of Punjab &amp; ANR.

D. Velusamy Vs D. Patchaiammal (21 October 2010)

Chanmuniya Vs. Virendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha & ANR. (7 October 2010)

S.G.Rajgopalan Prabhu & Ors. Vs. Veena & ANR. [2010] INSC 547 (26 July 2010)

Harpreet Singh Popli & Ors. Vs. Manmeet Kaur Popli & ANR. [2009] INSC 1718 (10 November 2009)

State Bare Acts

Gajendra Singh Vs. Reena Balmiki & Anr.

Geddam Jhansi & Anr. Vs. State of Telangana & Ors.

Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Kailashben Mahendrabhai Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

Shajan Skaria Vs. State of Kerala & Anr.

Mohd. Abdul Samad Vs. State of Telangana & Anr.

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. Vs. High Court of Gujarat & Ors.

Achin Gupta Vs. State of Haryana & Anr.

High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. Vs. Union of India

AISHWARYA ATUL PUSALKAR vs. MAHARASHTRA HOUSING & AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Deepti Bhandari Vs. Nitin Bhandari & ANR.

Inderjit Singh Grewal Vs. State of Punjab & ANR.