Do women have rights on their father-in-law's property? What is the new judgment? According to Prashan Kanha, Advocate:

• On 15 Oct 2020, a Supreme Court verdict gave relief to married women
• Daughters-in-law have the right to stay at their in-law's house
• The wife will have the right to claim "shared household" of the joint family
• Eviction suit cannot be filed against a daughter-in-law
• The wife has the right to a residence on the joint property
• She cannot claim a share in the property but has the right to residence
• Under the Domestic Violence Act, N 2005, she can ask for residential rights

Previously, what were the rights of a married woman?

• Previously, at the time of divorce, women were eligible to only stay on the husband's property
• Before this judgment, there could be no claim on the shared property
• Shared property means the husband's financial contribution to the property
• Earlier, women were eligible to claim only rented accommodation or husband's owned house
• Wife was not eligible to claim any right on the father-in-law's property

Will there be any impact of this judgment on the property share?

• Share in the property will be according to the alimony or on a mutual basis
• This judgment is not about the right to property
• This judgment is only about the right to residence
• Right to a residence is till the wife does not get permanent residence
• A wife cannot be evicted from the house till she wants to stay

Is the judgment applicable only on an individual property or on the joint property as well?

• This decision will impact all the places where the husband and wife were staying or had stayed together
• If husband and wife were staying in a joint family, then the judgment will be applicable
• If husband and wife were staying alone in rented accommodation, then also judgment is applicable
• If the husband stops paying rent, the wife can stay on the father-in-law's property
• The wife can submit a plea for the right to residence

What will be the impact of this judgment on a woman's life?

• Just because of a dispute between husband and wife, she should not move her base or change the city
• The wife does not have to move her professional career because of personal issues
• The wife can continue to stay in the house she was living in

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