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In Sandhya Manoj Wankhade v. Manoj Bhimrao Wankhade (2011), the Supreme Court held that the expression 'relative' in the proviso to Section 2(q) of the Protection of Women…

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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that the term respondent includes the term female relatives of the husband or male partner under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 ?

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In Sandhya Manoj Wankhade v. Manoj Bhimrao Wankhade (2011), the Supreme Court held that the expression 'relative' in the proviso to Section 2(q) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 was not restricted to male relatives and included female relatives of the husband or male partner as respondents. Subsequently, in Hiral P. Harsora v. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora (2016), the Supreme Court struck down the words 'adult male' from Section 2(q).

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