Eviction of Daughter-in-Law from In-Laws’ House Upheld to Protect Their Right to Peaceful Residence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld the eviction of a widow and her son from the house owned by her in-laws under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Court ruled that in the facts of the present case, the right of senior citizens to live peacefully in their property would prevail over the daughter-in-law’s claim of residence in the shared household.…