Wife’s Right to Shared Household: Delhi High Court’s Landmark Ruling Explained | Advocate Devashish Maharishi
⚖️ Wife’s Right to Shared Household: Delhi High Court’s Landmark Ruling Explained | Advocate Devashish Maharishi 🏛️ Introduction The Delhi High Court has recently reaffirmed the residential rights of women under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) — a judgment that holds crucial implications for matrimonial disputes , property conflicts , and domestic abuse cases. In a detailed ruling, the Court held that a wife cannot be dispossessed from her matrimonial home merely because her husband has been disowned by his parents. Once a woman begins residing in the matrimonial home after marriage, that home becomes her “shared household”, protected under Section 2(s) of the DV Act. This judgment is an important development for countless women facing unlawful eviction or harassment from in-laws, and it reinforces the legal protections available under Indian matrimonial law . ⚖️ The Case Background The case involved a marriage solemnized in 2010. The wife began ...