Lakshmi v. Uma Maheswari
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, P.T. Asha J., 04.04.2025, CRP.(PD).No.2580 of 2024 and CMP.No.13515 of 2024. Domestic Violence proceedings (D.V.No.1/2024, JM-1 Hosur, Krishnagiri District); prayer to strike off/quash proceedings against respondents 2 to 7 of the DV petition; sole ground - complainant not in shared household; held: on a strike-off petition only the complaint's contents are examined; prima facie case of domestic violence made out, to be proved by evidence; complaint cannot be thrown out at threshold; CRP dismissed; concession for senior citizens - presence dispensed with except for adducing evidence; Article 227 Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
Civil Revision Petition dismissed; however, as the petitioners are senior citizens, their presence is dispensed with on all hearings except adducing evidence; no costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition (CMP.No.13515 of 2024) closed.