Major Unmarried Daughter Entitled to Claim Postgraduate Education Expenses From Father Under the DV Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that an unmarried adult daughter can seek financial support from her father for higher education under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Justice H.P. Sandesh dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by the father and upheld orders directing him to pay ₹16 lakh towards his daughter's postgraduate medical education expenses. The Court ruled that reaching adulthood does not automatically end a…
