Brother In Law Can Be Ordered To Pay Maintenance To Widow Under Domestic Violence Act, Says SC [Read Order]

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26 May 2019 12:01 PM IST

"An aggrieved wife or a female living in a relationship in the nature of marriage may also file a complaint against a relative of the husband or the male partner, as the case may be."

The Supreme Court has observed that a brother in law can be ordered to pay maintenance to a widow. In this case, the lady and her deceased husband were residing at a house which constitutes ancestral Hindu Joint Family Property.The deceased husband and the brother in law jointly carried on a business of a kiryana store. The woman, filed a complaint under Domestic Violence Act...

Brother In Law Can Be Ordered To Pay Maintenance To Widow Under Domestic Violence Act, Says SC [Read Order]

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

"An aggrieved wife or a female living in a relationship in the nature of marriage may also file a complaint against a relative of the husband or the male partner, as the case may be."

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