Karnataka High Court Dismisses Husband and Mother-in-Law's Revision Petition, Holds Application under Section 12 DV Act Not Required to Strictly Comply with Form-II. The Court ruled that Rule 6(1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006, providing for filing in Form-II, is directory, not mandatory, and a petition with detailed narration is maintainable.
10 Feb 2020The dispute arose from a petition filed by the respondent-wife under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, before th...
