Daughter-in-Law’s Right to Reside in Matrimonial Home Upheld; Mother-in-Law’s Plea Under Domestic Violence Act Rejected: Delhi High Court
In a decisive judgment dated October 16, 2025, the Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Sanjeev Narula, dismissed two revision petitions filed by Khushwant Kaur, the mother-in-law of Gagandeep Sidhu, thereby reinforcing the statutory right of a woman to reside in her matrimonial home under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court upheld the concurrent findings of the Mahila Court and Sessions Court, which had…