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Case: Renu Sharma v. Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-Appellate Tribunal (Punjab & Haryana High Court)
📌 Key Principle:
When there exists an interim order under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 allowing a daughter-in-law to reside in her matrimonial home, the authorities under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot issue a conflicting eviction order.
🧾 Court’s Observations
1️⃣ Once a competent court under the Domestic Violence Act has granted residence rights to the daughter-in-law, such an order must be respected and given due effect by the authorities under the Senior Citizens Act. Any eviction order passed without considering it is mechanical and unsustainable.
2️⃣ Proceedings under both Acts must be harmonized—while safeguarding the rights of senior citizens, authorities must also ensure that the daughter-in-law’s legally protected rights are not prejudiced.
3️⃣ If proceedings under the Senior Citizens Act are initiated with mala fide intent merely to dispossess the daughter-in-law, such actions cannot be upheld.
🔹 Essence:
The rights of senior citizens to peaceful possession of property must be balanced with the daughter-in-law’s statutory protection under the Domestic Violence Act. Both laws operate concurrently and must be applied in a manner that upholds fairness and prevents misuse.
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