Amit Sundra v. Sheetal Khanna

Amit Sundra v. Sheetal Khanna was a domestic violence case under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Delhi High Court vacated a stay the husband had obtained on a Magistrate Court’s order allowing the wife to reside in the marital home and receive monthly maintenance. The Court held that the Act provides a specific mechanism to appeal or seek modification of such orders, making it inappropriate to invoke a special constitutional petition under Article 227. The Court restored the Magistrate’s order and directed the parties to maintain status quo, preventing the wife’s dispossession from the marital home until the case was fully resolved.

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