Settlement amount and subsequent maintenance claim?Reji Baby Versus Subi Mary 2026
The Supreme Court has quashed proceedings initiated by a wife and daughter against the husband under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court observed that where the wife had voluntarily relinquished all monetary claims, including maintenance, under a Settlement
Agreement and subsequent affidavit before the Family Court, such claims could not be revived through subsequent proceedings.
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