MAINTENANCE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIPS: A DOCTRINAL ANALYSIS OF SECTION 125 CRPC
I. INTRODUCTION A dismal query has just preceded the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of KP Raveendran…
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Supreme Court Ruling by Justice M.B. Snehalatha Affirms That Widow Retains Right to Matrimonial Home Despite Husband’s Death Under Domestic Violence Act
Kerala High Court affirmed a widow’s right to reside in her matrimonial home under Section 17 of the DV Act, clarifying that a widow’s domestic relationship with in-laws endures beyond her husband’s death and property ownership cannot nullify this protection.