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Supreme Court Protects Women’s Right to Shared Household Under Domestic Violence Act Over Senior Citizens Act: Smt. S Vanitha vs. The Deputy Commissioner (2020)

December 15, 2020 / Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 with Section 23, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 with Section 3, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 with Section 17, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 with Section 2(s), Shared Household

Supreme Court Protects Women’s Right to Shared Household Under Domestic Violence Act Over Senior Citizens Act: Smt. S Vanitha vs. The Deputy Commissioner (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can override the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, specifically regarding a woman’s right to […]

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order in Domestic Violence Case: Manmohan Attavar vs. Neelam Manmohan Attavar (2017)

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a woman can claim the right to reside in a shared household under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, if she has never lived in that household with the respondent. CASE TYPE: Domestic Violence Case Name: Manmohan Attavar vs. Neelam Manmohan Attavar Judgment Date: July 14, 2017 Introduction Can