In-Laws cannot be excluded in a shared household; the daughter-in-law doesn’t have an unbeatable right on the property.

Delhi High Court stated that the daughter-in-law cannot exclude her in-laws and claim sole right on the entire property. It can’t be decided that the in-laws can’t live in the shared household with her if she claims her right to live in the matrimonial property. If, still, the family can’t live with each other, a different house can be looked for the daughter.

The daughter-in-law in this case had challenged the order of the Divisional Commissioner in favour of her husband and her in-laws. The in-laws are senior citizens. The daughter-in-law was evicted by the District Magistrate from the property. However, the Divisional commissioner had set aside the order of the District Magistrate. But he had allowed the in-laws to live in the same household.

Court stated that the wish of the daughter-in-law not allowing the in-laws to live with her can’t be met. The court allowed the daughter-in-law the possession of one room, and the other room was given to the in-laws. The grandson was allowed to use the third room in the 3BHK property for educational purposes with the right of the in-laws to use that too. Common areas were allowed to be used by all. The in-laws were allowed to install CCTVs and access to its recording would have been allowed to the daughter-in-law too.

The court directed that the parties should live in harmony with each other.

 

Source: https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-daughter-in-law-shared-household-in-laws-229448