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"Husband Liable To Pay Maintenance Even After Serving Jail": Allahabad Court
The court also ruled that the legal principle of "double jeopardy" -- which prevents someone from being punished twice for the same offence -- does not apply in such maintenance cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
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Interim Maintenance Can't Be Denied On Unproven Adultery Claims: Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with an order granting Rs 26,000 per month as interim maintenance to a woman under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV Act).
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Bihar Govt To Appoint 140 Protection Officers To Support Women Affected By Domestic Violence
The Bihar government has decided to appoint 140 full-time protection officers to support women affected by domestic violence.
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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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"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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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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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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Person Living In Penury Spoils Another Life By Marrying: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a man that he cannot pay Rs 7,500 as maintenance per month to his estranged wife on the ground of being a "pauper." The court said such people spoil another life by deciding to marry.
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Now, Women Can Also Be Tried For Domestic Violence, Says Supreme Court
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has widened the scope of the Domestic Violence Act by ordering deletion of the words "adult male" from it, paving the way for prosecution of women and even non-adults for subjecting a woman relative to violence and harassment.
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Court Junks Plea Against 2nd Husband, Says Relation Invalid
Nuptial knot tied with another person during subsistence of the earlier marriage is invalid, a Delhi court has said while dismissing a woman's plea seeking relief in a domestic violence case filed against her second husband.
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Centre To Decide Policy On Visa Extension Of Foreigners In Live-In Relationship
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to take a policy decision within three months on whether visa extensions given to foreigners married to Indian nationals can also be granted to those in live-in relationship with Indians.
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"Husband Liable To Pay Maintenance Even After Serving Jail": Allahabad Court
The court also ruled that the legal principle of "double jeopardy" -- which prevents someone from being punished twice for the same offence -- does not apply in such maintenance cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
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Interim Maintenance Can't Be Denied On Unproven Adultery Claims: Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with an order granting Rs 26,000 per month as interim maintenance to a woman under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV Act).
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Bihar Govt To Appoint 140 Protection Officers To Support Women Affected By Domestic Violence
The Bihar government has decided to appoint 140 full-time protection officers to support women affected by domestic violence.
-
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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"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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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.
-
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.
-
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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Person Living In Penury Spoils Another Life By Marrying: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a man that he cannot pay Rs 7,500 as maintenance per month to his estranged wife on the ground of being a "pauper." The court said such people spoil another life by deciding to marry.
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Now, Women Can Also Be Tried For Domestic Violence, Says Supreme Court
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has widened the scope of the Domestic Violence Act by ordering deletion of the words "adult male" from it, paving the way for prosecution of women and even non-adults for subjecting a woman relative to violence and harassment.
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Court Junks Plea Against 2nd Husband, Says Relation Invalid
Nuptial knot tied with another person during subsistence of the earlier marriage is invalid, a Delhi court has said while dismissing a woman's plea seeking relief in a domestic violence case filed against her second husband.
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Centre To Decide Policy On Visa Extension Of Foreigners In Live-In Relationship
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to take a policy decision within three months on whether visa extensions given to foreigners married to Indian nationals can also be granted to those in live-in relationship with Indians.
