The Delhi High Court ruled that a daughter-in-law cannot continue occupying a property owned by her sister-in-law once her husband’s permission to stay ends. The Court said any claim for residence or alternate accommodation must be pursued against the husband, not the property’s owner.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a daughter-in-law cannot claim an independent right to continue residing in her mother-in-law’s self-acquired property once the residential rights granted to her husband come to an end. The Court held that ownership rights of the mother-in-law cannot be defeated by such residential claims.