Allowed
Rina Phukon v. the State of Assam and 14 Ors.
Gauhati HCWP(C)/232/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the petitioner challenged an order by the In-charge, Women Cell, Golaghat, which fixed shares of rental income from undivided property. The Court held the Women Cell lacked statutory authority or jurisdiction to determine such civil disputes involving property shares or maintenance, which fall under the DV Act, 2012 and Transfer of Property Act. The impugned order was quashe
What did the court decide?
The impugned order dated 03.01.2022 passed by the Women Cell, District Magistrate Office, Golaghat, determining the shares of rent, is set aside and quashed.