Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Interim Maintenance Under DV Act — Procedural Lapses Not Fatal in Beneficial Legislation. The court held that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 being a beneficial legislation, its provisions cannot be strictly construed, and interim maintenance can be granted even if the application is not in prescribed form.
4 Apr 2013The petitioners, including the husband and his relatives, challenged an order dated 21st October 2010 passed by the 5th Judicial Magistrate, First Cla...




