Woman can stay at estranged in-laws' home under domestic violence act: Supreme Court

Woman can stay at estranged in-laws' home under domestic violence act: Supreme Court

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In a ruling expanding the meaning of "shared household" under the domestic violence act, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that a woman can seek the right to stay in her in-laws' house, where she lived for some time due to her relationship.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said domestic...

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