No Right To Permanent Alternate Accommodation For Daughter-In-Law Under DV Act Or Senior Citizens Act: Delhi High Court

Nupur Thapliyal

21 May 2026 10:00 AM IST

  • No Right To Permanent Alternate Accommodation For Daughter-In-Law Under DV Act Or Senior Citizens Act: Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court has held that neither the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, nor the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, contemplates grant of “permanent accommodation” to a daughter-in-law, but onlyrecognizes right of shared-household.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a plea filed by elderly parents challenging an appellate authority's...

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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