S.Jagadeesan v. M.Mageswari
Case brief
What is this about?
CRP dismissed — remedy against interim maintenance and house-rent orders in domestic violence proceedings is appeal to Sessions Court under Section 29, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, not Article 227 revision before High Court; limitation exclusion for time spent in revision; Judicial Magistrate Paramathi; D.V.C.No.11 of 2023; C.M.P.Nos.10 and 9 of 2024; Rs.10,000/- p.m. house rent; Rs.20,000/- p.m. interim maintenance; Madras High Court; S. Sounthar, J.; 10.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, with exclusion of the time spent prosecuting these revisions before the High Court (from 11.06.2025 to the date of receipt of copy of the order) while calculating limitation; no costs; connected civil miscellaneous petitions closed; Registry directed to return the impugned order dated 16.05.2025 to petitioner's counsel after necessary endorsement.