HIRAL P. HARSORA vs KUSUM NAROTTAMDAS HARSORA .

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's interpretation of Section 2(q) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, allowing complaints of domestic violence to be filed against female relatives of an adult male respondent. The Court clarified that the term 'respondent' should not be read in isolation but in conjunction with other definitions in the Act, thus enabling broader applicability of the law. The judgment reinforces the principle that domestic violence complaints can include female relatives when they are co-respondents with an adult male in a domestic relationship.