Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Section 18 PWDVA | Monetary Compensation Must Be Evidence-Based, Not Conjectural: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court slashed a Rs. 5 lakh compensation award under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act to Rs. 3 lakh, ruling that financial relief must be anchored in verifiable income and capacity to pay, not speculative assumptions. This sets a critical benchmark for magistrates across India, requiring concrete financial disclosure before awarding lump-sum compensation in domestic violence cases.