Modifying Original Plea In Family Court To Add Reliefs Under DV Act Doesn’t Alter Its Nature: Kerala High Court

In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court ruled that a petition filed before the Family Court can be amended to include reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) without changing the original nature of the petition. The ruling comes after the petitioner, a wife in a domestic dispute, sought to amend her original petition to incorporate reliefs under Sections 18 and 19 of…