Woman Has No Right to Residence Under Domestic Violence Act After Divorce Unless Contrary Statutory Right Is Shown: Delhi High Court

In a decisive interpretation of Section 17 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman loses her right to residence in the shared household once the marriage is legally dissolved, unless she can establish a contrary statutory right. The Court clarified that a domestic relationship, which forms the basis for claiming such a right, ends with divorce, leaving no…