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Plea In Supreme Court Calls For Reform In Dowry And Domestic Violence Laws
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking reform in domestic violence laws and to prevent their misuse in the wake of the recent tragic incident of Atul Subhash's suicide case.
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Litigant Can't Take Domestic Violence Proceedings For Granted: Delhi High Court
A litigant cannot be allowed to take for granted the proceedings initiated before a court by a victim of domestic violence, the Delhi High Court said.
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Unmarried Daughters Have Right To Get Maintenance From Parents: Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter, irrespective of her religion or age, has the right to obtain maintenance from their parents under the Domestic Violence Act.
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Indians Living Abroad Covered Under Domestic Violence Act? What Court Said
A court in India can take cognizance of a case of domestic violence even if the alleged offence takes place in a foreign country, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held.
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"Qualified, Capable" To Earn: Court Rejects Wife's Demand For Maintenance
Court rejected a wife's application for monetary relief under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, saying she was highly qualified and capable of finding a source of income and allowing her maintenance would promote idleness and dependency
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Domestic Violence Law Entitles Women To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Court
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said.
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Male Family Member, Husband Not Protected: Court On Domestic Violence Law
The Delhi High Court has said that prima facie the protection under the domestic violence law, which aims at protecting married women from cruelty, is not available to a male member of a family particularly the husband.
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Live-In Relationships Covered Under Domestic Violence Law: Government
Live-in relationships, which are in the nature of marriage, are covered under the provisions of the protection of domestic violence law, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing Supreme Court judgments.
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Daughter-In-Law Has No Indefeasible Right Of Residence, Can Be Evicted: High Court
Delhi High Court has said that a daughter-in-law does not have an indefeasible right of residence in a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act and she can be evicted at the behest of aged in-laws who are entitled to live peacefully.
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Leander Paes Found Guilty Of Domestic Violence Against Partner Rhea Pillai: Court
A metropolitan magistrate court in Mumbai has held in its order that tennis legend Leander Paes committed various acts of domestic violence against his former partner Rhea Pillai.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre Over PIL Seeking Shelters For Abused Women
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking adequate infrastructure across the country for providing effective legal aid to women abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes for them.
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Ensure Domestic Violence Victims Have Access To All Legal Rights: Smriti Irani To Protection Officers
Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare Smriti Irani on Monday exhorted all protection officers to ensure that victims of domestic violence have access to all their legal rights.
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Woman Has Right To Stay At Estranged In-Laws' Home, Says Supreme Court
A woman can stay in her husband's family home even if she is estranged from him, the Supreme Court said today, overruling its earlier decision to the contrary. An estranged daughter-in-law cannot be evicted by husband or family members and she has a right to stay there under the Domestic Violence Act, said the bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Sub...
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Thappad Actress Taapsee Pannu Says 'There Is Nothing Called A Slap Out Of Love'
"Whether it is one slap or other acts of domestic violence, it all comes from a place of disrespect and discrimination," said Taapsee
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Domestic Violence Committed In US Can Be Tried In India, Says High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the act of domestic violence committed in the United States (US) can be tried by a court in India.
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Plea In Supreme Court Calls For Reform In Dowry And Domestic Violence Laws
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking reform in domestic violence laws and to prevent their misuse in the wake of the recent tragic incident of Atul Subhash's suicide case.
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Litigant Can't Take Domestic Violence Proceedings For Granted: Delhi High Court
A litigant cannot be allowed to take for granted the proceedings initiated before a court by a victim of domestic violence, the Delhi High Court said.
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Unmarried Daughters Have Right To Get Maintenance From Parents: Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter, irrespective of her religion or age, has the right to obtain maintenance from their parents under the Domestic Violence Act.
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Indians Living Abroad Covered Under Domestic Violence Act? What Court Said
A court in India can take cognizance of a case of domestic violence even if the alleged offence takes place in a foreign country, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held.
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"Qualified, Capable" To Earn: Court Rejects Wife's Demand For Maintenance
Court rejected a wife's application for monetary relief under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, saying she was highly qualified and capable of finding a source of income and allowing her maintenance would promote idleness and dependency
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Domestic Violence Law Entitles Women To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Court
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said.
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Male Family Member, Husband Not Protected: Court On Domestic Violence Law
The Delhi High Court has said that prima facie the protection under the domestic violence law, which aims at protecting married women from cruelty, is not available to a male member of a family particularly the husband.
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Live-In Relationships Covered Under Domestic Violence Law: Government
Live-in relationships, which are in the nature of marriage, are covered under the provisions of the protection of domestic violence law, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing Supreme Court judgments.
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Daughter-In-Law Has No Indefeasible Right Of Residence, Can Be Evicted: High Court
Delhi High Court has said that a daughter-in-law does not have an indefeasible right of residence in a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act and she can be evicted at the behest of aged in-laws who are entitled to live peacefully.
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Leander Paes Found Guilty Of Domestic Violence Against Partner Rhea Pillai: Court
A metropolitan magistrate court in Mumbai has held in its order that tennis legend Leander Paes committed various acts of domestic violence against his former partner Rhea Pillai.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre Over PIL Seeking Shelters For Abused Women
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking adequate infrastructure across the country for providing effective legal aid to women abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes for them.
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Ensure Domestic Violence Victims Have Access To All Legal Rights: Smriti Irani To Protection Officers
Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare Smriti Irani on Monday exhorted all protection officers to ensure that victims of domestic violence have access to all their legal rights.
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Woman Has Right To Stay At Estranged In-Laws' Home, Says Supreme Court
A woman can stay in her husband's family home even if she is estranged from him, the Supreme Court said today, overruling its earlier decision to the contrary. An estranged daughter-in-law cannot be evicted by husband or family members and she has a right to stay there under the Domestic Violence Act, said the bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Sub...
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Thappad Actress Taapsee Pannu Says 'There Is Nothing Called A Slap Out Of Love'
"Whether it is one slap or other acts of domestic violence, it all comes from a place of disrespect and discrimination," said Taapsee
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Domestic Violence Committed In US Can Be Tried In India, Says High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the act of domestic violence committed in the United States (US) can be tried by a court in India.
