The Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman mistreating her in-laws has no right over their property. The High Court held that if the senior citizens have the right to evict their sons or daughters for the ill treatment by the legal heir then such rights should be extended to the daughter-in-law and son-in-law too.
The High Court was hearing a case filed by the petitioner Darshna, who had been ordered by a district magistrate to vacate the house her in-laws stayed in. Darshna didn’t have good relations with her in-laws and accused them of domestic violence. Apart from this her marriage was breaking and her husband had filed for divorce. The husband had moved out after the elderly couple sought legal help to get their son and daughter-in-law evicted.
Darshna used to misbehave with her in-laws and the in-laws had produced CCTV footage as prove to show that she misbehaved with them. The parents had evicted the son, so the daughter-in-law automatically loses the right to their property.
In conclusion the court held that her petition of staying in the same house has been dismissed since their relationship has deteriorated drastically, however she is still entitled to maintenance.
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