Archive · 3 Sep 2025
Mumbai Tribunal Rejects Eviction Plea, Cites Law Misuse
A grandpa in Mumbai tried to kick his daughter-in-law out of the house, but the court said no.
The court agreed with the daughter-in-law, who said the grandpa was using the law in a bad way because they were fighting.
She also said she had already filed a complaint about her husband and in-laws being mean.
The court noted that kicking her out would be bad for her child, too.
The court wants the daughter-in-law to be nice to the grandpa, even though she gets to stay.
A Mumbai tribunal rejected a senior citizen's eviction plea against his daughter-in-law.
The tribunal cited misuse of the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 as the reason for dismissal.
The daughter-in-law argued the plea was retaliatory due to ongoing matrimonial disputes.
Daughter-in-law had filed a domestic violence complaint against her husband and in-laws.
The tribunal considered the welfare of the couple's minor child in its decision.
- Who
- Senior Citizen and Daughter-in-law
- What
- Tribunal dismissed an eviction plea filed by a senior citizen against his daughter-in-law.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned, but implied to be recent.
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- The tribunal deemed the eviction plea as a misuse of the law.
- Case Outcome
- Eviction plea rejected
- Plaintiff
- Senior Citizen
- Defendant
- Daughter-in-law
- Legal Act Referenced
- Senior Citizens Act, 2007; Domestic Violence Act
- Daughter-in-law's Allegations
- Cruelty by husband and in-laws
- Daughter-in-law's Legal Action
- Filed domestic violence complaint