New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The chas upheld the concurrent findings of lower courts that recognised a daughter-in-law's right to residence in her matrimonial home, dismissing revision petitions filed by her mother-in-law and late father-in-law.

Justice Sanjeev Narula, pronouncing the judgment, ruled that the ground floor of the property in Old Gobindpura Extension, Delhi, qualifies as a "shared household" under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The Court held that the daughter-in-law cannot be dispossessed except through due legal process.

The petitions were argued by Mrs Kajal Chandra and Ms Hatneimawi on behalf of the petitioners, while Ms Samvedna Verma represented the respondent.

The dispute, spanning ove...