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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Relief Under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Relationship During Subsistence of Marriage Not Recognized as 'Relationship in Nature of Marriage'

The Petitioner, filed a Writ Petition seeking relief under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA, 2005) claiming her relationshi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Compensation Under Domestic Violence Act — Mental Torture and Emotional Distress Constitute Injuries Under Section 22 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Acquittal Under Section 498-A IPC Does Not Bar Civil Remedy Under D.V. Act.

The case involves two criminal writ petitions and connected applications arising from proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence...

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Bombay High Court Quashes DV Act Proceedings Against Married Sister and Brother-in-Law. Married Sister Not a 'Respondent' Under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 as She Does Not Share a Domestic Relationship or Shared Household with the Aggrieved Wife.

The applicants, including the husband, his parents, his married sister, and her husband, challenged proceedings initiated by the wife (respondent no.1...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Husband and Relatives Challenging Maintenance Order Under DV Act — Shared Household Definition Includes Property of Relatives, Valid Marriage Not Required for Protection.

The respondent, Vaishali Subhash Chaware, filed an application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) b...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Revision Against Maintenance and Residence Order Under Domestic Violence Act. Wife's Right to Shared Household and Maintenance Upheld Under Sections 17 and 20 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by the husband, Mr. Dajvip V. Patkar, challenging the judgment and order dated 22.05.2015 pass...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Interim Maintenance Under Domestic Violence Act — Prior Maintenance Order Does Not Bar Additional Relief Under DV Act. Economic Violence Found as Domestic Violence Under Section 3 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

The applicant, Deepak Mahaveerprasad Gupta, filed a criminal revision application challenging the interim orders passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Fi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Remand for Maintenance Claim Under Domestic Violence Act — Lower Courts Failed to Consider Section 20(3) Relief Despite Marriage Annulment. The court held that the failure to decide the maintenance claim necessitated a remand to the Magistrate for fresh consideration.

The petitioner, Mrs. Jovita Olga Ignesia Mascarenhas e Coutinho, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1...

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Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Trafficking Victims, Issues Guidelines for Rescue and Rehabilitation. Court Holds That State Must Take Reasonable Measures to Safeguard Right to Rehabilitation Under Article 21.

This Miscellaneous Application arose from a prior disposed Public Interest Litigation regarding human trafficking. The petitioner sought enforcement o...