In its order, the trial court had allowed the woman to enter her matrimonial house.
New Delhi:
A wife is entitled to seek maintenance only from her husband and is not liable to be maintained by her in-laws, a special court has said.
Special judge Anil Kumar made the observations in a domestic violence case while barring a married woman from entering her matrimonial house, noting that the property belonged to her mother-in-law who had disowned her son.
The court allowed the appeal filed by the woman's mother-in-law against a magisterial court's order which had allowed the woman to enter her matrimonial house.
"In my opinion a wife cannot be allowed to claim the maintenance, including accommodation, from her in-laws exonerating her husband. A wife is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband and she is not liable to be maintained by in-laws.
"In view of above observations it is held that respondent/complainant (wife) has prima facie no right to re enter the house of her mother-in-law," the court said.
The woman had filed a complaint before the trial court that after her marriage in January 2011, she started residing with her husband and other in-laws in her matrimonial house in Najafgarh area of Southwest Delhi.
However in March 2015, she and her husband were barred by her in-laws from entering the matrimonial house after a quarrel. Thereafter, a case was filed in this regard, the woman had claimed.
In its order, the trial court had allowed the woman to enter her matrimonial house.
Thereafter, the woman's mother-in-law approached the sessions court, claiming that her daughter-in-law had no residence right in her property and it was only the husband who was solely liable to provide accommodation to her.
Special judge Anil Kumar made the observations in a domestic violence case while barring a married woman from entering her matrimonial house, noting that the property belonged to her mother-in-law who had disowned her son.
The court allowed the appeal filed by the woman's mother-in-law against a magisterial court's order which had allowed the woman to enter her matrimonial house.
"In my opinion a wife cannot be allowed to claim the maintenance, including accommodation, from her in-laws exonerating her husband. A wife is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband and she is not liable to be maintained by in-laws.
"In view of above observations it is held that respondent/complainant (wife) has prima facie no right to re enter the house of her mother-in-law," the court said.
The woman had filed a complaint before the trial court that after her marriage in January 2011, she started residing with her husband and other in-laws in her matrimonial house in Najafgarh area of Southwest Delhi.
However in March 2015, she and her husband were barred by her in-laws from entering the matrimonial house after a quarrel. Thereafter, a case was filed in this regard, the woman had claimed.
In its order, the trial court had allowed the woman to enter her matrimonial house.
Thereafter, the woman's mother-in-law approached the sessions court, claiming that her daughter-in-law had no residence right in her property and it was only the husband who was solely liable to provide accommodation to her.
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