Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Section 12 DV Act | Sister-in-Law Cannot Be Held Liable for Brother-in-Law’s Maintenance: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court rules that a sister-in-law is not legally obligated to pay maintenance awarded against her brother-in-law under the Domestic Violence Act, even if property was transferred to her. The court directed expeditious disposal of the recall application, staying the recovery warrant until adjudication.