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In which case did the Supreme Court of India reject the interpretation of ‘shared household’ in S.R.…

In Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja, (2021) 1 SCC 414, the Supreme Court rejected the interpretation of ‘shared household’ in S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra. Section 2(s) can…

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In which case did the Supreme Court of India reject the interpretation of ‘shared household’ in S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra, (2007) 3 SCC 169, under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

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In Satish Chander Ahuja v. Sneha Ahuja, (2021) 1 SCC 414, the Supreme Court rejected the interpretation of ‘shared household’ in S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra. Section 2(s) can cover a household in which the aggrieved woman lived in a domestic relationship even if her husband has no proprietary interest in it. The Court distinguished residence with some permanence from a casual or fleeting stay.

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Option A

Satish Chander Ahuja rejected S.R. Batra’s interpretation of a shared household under section 2(s).

Option B

Hiral P. Harsora struck down the words ‘adult male’ in the definition of ‘respondent’ in section 2(q).

Option C

Vaishali Abhimanyu Joshi addressed a section 19 residence counterclaim in a suit in the Small Causes Court, read with section 26.

Option D

Kunapareddy addressed whether a court could allow amendment of a domestic violence application.

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