In a landmark order, the Bombay High Court has ruled a woman can invoke criminal provisions of the Domestic Violence Act against female relatives of her husband. Hearing a plea filed by Mumbai resident Sachin Patil and his family, challenging the case filed by his estranged wife, especially against his mother and sister, Justice Ravindra Ghuge said the special law to tackle domestic violence can't be restricted only to the husband's male relatives.
Article referred: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Woman-can-invoke-Domestic-Violence-Act-against-husbands-mother-sister-HC/articleshow/53345463.cms
Article referred: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Woman-can-invoke-Domestic-Violence-Act-against-husbands-mother-sister-HC/articleshow/53345463.cms
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