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"No Re-Entry To Matrimonial Home If...": 81-Year-Old Woman's Plea Rejected
Delhi High Court has ruled that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, does not grant an indefeasible right to an aggrieved woman to insist on residing in a particular property that she had earlier left.
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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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'Can Stay In Matrimonial Home': Court Relief For Widow Thrown Out By In-Laws
Delhi's Karkardooma court has recently, in a Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act case, granted liberty to a widow to reside in the matrimonial home along with her minor child.
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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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"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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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Look Into 4 Lakh Pending Domestic Violence Cases
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to convene a meeting of the principal secretaries of all states to look into the issues pertaining to the implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
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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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Delhi Court Notice To Singer Honey Singh After Wife Files Domestic Violence Case
Tis Hazari Court in Delhi has issued notice to singer Yo Yo Honey Singh on a case filed by his wife Shalini Talwar under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
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Turkey Pulls Out Of European Treaty On Violence Against Women
President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country's official gazette said on Saturday, despite calls from campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence.
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"No Re-Entry To Matrimonial Home If...": 81-Year-Old Woman's Plea Rejected
Delhi High Court has ruled that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, does not grant an indefeasible right to an aggrieved woman to insist on residing in a particular property that she had earlier left.
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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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'Can Stay In Matrimonial Home': Court Relief For Widow Thrown Out By In-Laws
Delhi's Karkardooma court has recently, in a Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act case, granted liberty to a widow to reside in the matrimonial home along with her minor child.
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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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"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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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Look Into 4 Lakh Pending Domestic Violence Cases
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to convene a meeting of the principal secretaries of all states to look into the issues pertaining to the implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
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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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Delhi Court Notice To Singer Honey Singh After Wife Files Domestic Violence Case
Tis Hazari Court in Delhi has issued notice to singer Yo Yo Honey Singh on a case filed by his wife Shalini Talwar under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
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Turkey Pulls Out Of European Treaty On Violence Against Women
President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country's official gazette said on Saturday, despite calls from campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence.
