The Delhi High Court held a wife cannot seek residence under the DV Act if she moved to housing and is not roofless. Court said the law protects against dispossession, not reinstatement to a home abandoned by choice.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that Section 31 of the Domestic Violence Act applies exclusively to breaches of protection orders, not maintenance orders, ruling out jail for non-payment. This judgment clarifies that non-compliance with monetary relief does not attract criminal liability under Section 31 of the DV Act.