In Brief
A husband challenged an interim court order requiring him to vacate the matrimonial home he jointly owned with his wife during ongoing divorce proceedings. The wife had sought protection under the Domestic Violence Act, alleging cruelty. The Supreme Court upheld the Family Court's discretionary order, finding prima facie evidence of domestic violence sufficient to justify interim removal at that stage. The Court declined to interfere at the interlocutory stage, noting the daughters were grown up and prioritizing expeditious resolution of the main divorce petition on merits.
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