Seems 'Kalyug' Has Arrived: Allahabad High Court On Elderly Couple Fighting Legal Battle Over Maintenance

The Delhi High Court ruled that applications under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act must be filed before the jurisdictional magistrate and cannot be transferred to Family Courts. The court emphasized that the Domestic Violence Act provides specific rights and reliefs to aggrieved women, which should not be diluted by transferring cases to other courts. The ruling came in response to a husband’s plea to transfer his wife’s domestic violence complaint to a court where their divorce case was pending. The court’s decision reinforces the specialized jurisdiction of magistrates in handling domestic violence cases.