Mohammed Riyaz Shaikh S/O Mohammed Amir Shaikh and Ors. v. Safia W/O Mohammed Riyaz Shaikh and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Bombay High Court dismissed a criminal writ petition challenging an order under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, on the ground that the petitioner approached the court by-passing the statutory remedy of appeal.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed with liberty to prefer statutory appeal under section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.