In-Laws Cannot Be Forced to Provide ‘Permanent’ Home to Daughter-in-Law, Eviction Order Modified: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that senior citizens cannot be legally compelled to provide permanent accommodation to their daughter-in-law under the law governing maintenance and welfare of parents. The Court clarified that although a daughter-in-law has a right to residence in a shared household, such protection does not create a permanent ownership or perpetual residence right over the property of in-laws. The judgment was delivered by Justice Purushaindra Kumar…