Woman's Right to Reside in Shared Household Can't Be Used to Create Proprietary Rights: Delhi High Court
In a significant judgment interpreting Section 17 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman's right to reside in a shared household is not a proprietary right, but a protective right against unlawful eviction. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that this statutory protection cannot be used as a tool to assert…
