The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has held that a mother-in-law cannot maintain an appeal under Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) unless she qualifies as an “aggrieved person” under Section 2(a) or is otherwise a party to the original proceedings. The
Mother-in-Law Not an ‘Aggrieved Person’ Under Domestic Violence Act, Cannot Appeal Without Being a Party: J&K High Court
