The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a woman mistreating her in-laws has no right to live in their house. This decision means a daughter-in-law can be evicted from her in-laws’ home, as they have the right to live peacefully. The court also clarified that a daughter-in-law does not have an absolute right to residence under the Domestic Violence Act.
This verdict followed a case where a woman challenged a trial court’s decision denying her the right to stay in her matrimonial home. She argued that she was wrongly evicted from what she claimed was a shared household and requested alternative accommodation until her marriage continued.
However, the court noted that her in-laws are senior citizens entitled to live peacefully and should not be disturbed by the marital issues between their son and daughter-in-law.
The High Court emphasized that the right of residence under Section 19 of the Domestic Violence Act is not an absolute right in the shared household.
“I believe that due to the frictional relationship between the parties, it is not advisable for the elderly parents to live with the appellant. It would be more appropriate to provide alternative accommodation for the appellant as directed in the impugned order under Section 19(1)(f) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act,” the court stated in its order.
The court also recorded an undertaking from the respondent father-in-law, agreeing to provide alternative accommodation for the woman as long as her marriage with his son exists.
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