J&K and Ladakh High Court Rules Mother-in-Law Cannot Appeal Under DV Act Without Being Party to Case

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that a mother-in-law, not named in a domestic violence case, cannot appeal under the DV Act.

Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul dismissed her plea, saying she’s neither an "aggrieved person" nor a party to the original case.

The woman had challenged a Sessions Court order denying her permission to appeal a Magistrate’s ruling in a DV case filed by her daughter-in-law.

Thus, it dismissed the plea with liberty to the petitioner to approach the trial court with an application for impleadment as a party.