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The Magistrate granted ex-party interim order to Wife and allowed all Reliefs u/s. 18, 19, 19(8) and 20(1) of DV Act
Husband filed application u/s. 25(2) before Magistrate to re-decide on the basis that (a) shared house is belongs to his Father and his father does not allow Complainant Wife to stay therein and hence Wife has no right thereto and (b) further on basis that the Wife had already taken her stridhan before 2 years and kept with her Parents.
But Wife filed Reply and said that u/s. 25(2) the Magistrate have no jurisdiction to re-decide the Merits of the case and further u/s. 25(2) the Magistrate do not go in critical examination of allegations put by Husband which relates to pre-order period and Wife further added that u/s. 25(2) the Magistrate only ascertain whether there are material changes in circumstances in post-order period (i.e. changes in circumstances, if any took place after the Order is passed)
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