RITA PILLAI vs PAYAL DEWANGAN & ORS.

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$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13477/2025 Date of Decision: 27.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: RITA PILLAI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rakesh Malhotra, Mr. R. K. Tripathi, Mr. Bharat Malhotra and Mr. Kushal Malhotra, Advocates along with petitioner in person. versus PAYAL DEWANGAN & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vipul Ganda, Advocate, Mr. Indra Chand, Ms. Nirmal , Ms. Sadhika Atri, Ms. Himanshi Gupta , Ms. Arpita Sahu, Ms. Sakshi Panwar, Ms. Nitu Barik, Advocates for R-1 along with R-1 in person. Mr. R. K. Tripathi, Advocate for R-2. Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel ( Civil ) GNCTD, Mr. Siddharth Arora, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner and respondent no.1 are present before the Court along with their counsel. The respondent no.2 is represented by Mr. R. K. Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:27.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 18:29:14 KUMAR KAURAV Tripathi, learned counsel. 2. During the course of hearing, the parties are agreeable for amicable resolution of the dispute. They, however, submit that this amicable resolution should be without prejudice to the other, pending disputes including rights of adequate maintenance etc. 3. The Court, therefore, clarifies that the arrangement which has been amicably arrived at among the parties is only confined towards the right of the petitioner under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, and the balancing rights of the respondent no.1-daughter-in-law for shared household. 4. The arrangement is as under: (i) All arrears towards the ad-hoc, ad interim maintenance including maintenance charges etc. shall be clear