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Supreme Court judgments on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

7 judgments, latest first, from 2019 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Dhananjay Rathi vs Ruchika Rathi
SC · 13 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 175 : 2026 INSC 360
Issue pertains to whether the proceedings initiated by the respondent-wife under the DV Act should be quashed; whether any party can back out from the Settlement Agreement arrived at in the mediation proceedings; and whe…
S. Vijikumari vs Mowneshwarachari C
SC · 10 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 45 : 2024 INSC 732
Respondent sought refund of the entire maintenance amount which was paid to the appellant (wife of respondent).
Prabha Tyagi vs Kamlesh Devi
SC · 12 May 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 970 : 2022 INSC 563
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: ss.12, 17, 19, 22 – Domestic violence – Allegations of, by the aggrieved person-wife – Death of the husband within one month of the marriage in a car accident – Birth…
Kamatchi vs Lakshmi Narayanan
SC · 13 April 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 629 : 2022 INSC 422
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – ss.12 and 31 – Proceedings arising out of application of appellant-wife u/s.12 of the Act in the year 2018 seeking protection in terms of ss.17 and 18 of the Act – P…
Satish Chander Ahuja vs Sneha Ahuja
SC · 15 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 189 : 2020 INSC 599
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: ss.12, 19 – In a complaint filed under s.12 of Act, 2005, an interim order was passed in favour of complainant directing the respondent arrayed in the complaint i.e.…
Shyamlal Devda and Others vs Parimala
SC · 22 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 125 : 2020 INSC 77
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – ss.27(1)(a) & 18-20 – Marriage of respondent-wife and appellant no.14-husband was solemnized in Rajasthan – Respondent was residing with appellant no.14 and his pare…
Ajay Kumar vs Lata @ Sharuti & Ors.
SC · 8 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 283 : 2019 INSC 473
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – ss.2(f),2(q), 2(s), 12 – Award of maintenance – Complainant-first respondent case that she resided with her husband at a house which constituted ancestral Hindu Join…

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