What Is The Period Of Limitation For Filling Complaint U/S 12 & 18 Of DV Act: Allahabad HC Judge Refers Matter To A Larger Bench [Read Order]

Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, vide order dated 02.08.2019, has referred a matter under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (the Act) to be adjudicated by a larger bench of the Court. The issue involved therein was that what should be the period of limitation for filling a complaint under Sections 12 and 18 of the Act. Section 12 of the Act prescribes that an application may be filed before the...