Application under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act need not be filed within 1 year of alleged act of domestic violence: Supreme Court

The Court said that a starting point for limitation would arise only after there is a breach of an order passed under Section 12 of the Act.
Justice UU Lalit and Justice PS Narasimha
Justice UU Lalit and Justice PS Narasimha

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005 (Act) need not be filed within a period of one year of the alleged acts of domestic violence [Kamatchi vs Lakshmi Narayanan].

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