Domestic Violence --Maintenance -- Claim Maintainable Without Proof of Valid Marriage if Cohabitation and Relationship in Nature of Marriage Is Established
Under Section 2(f) of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a "domestic relationship" includes relationships in the nature of marriage. Legal proof of a ceremonial marriage is not mandatory; evidence of cohabitation, shared life, and conduct consistent with matrimonial relations suffices to invoke the Act's remedies.
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