https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287756 Section 26 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 allows reliefs under Sections 18 to 22 to be claimed in any legal proceeding before a civil, family or criminal court, and a proceeding before the Small Causes Court is a legal proceeding for this purpose. Where the plaintiff's suit is properly cognizable by the Small Causes Court, a defendant's counterclaim for allied domestic violence relief, including residence orders, may be entertained in the same proceeding. Order VIII Rule 6A supports counterclaims, and the general exclusionary scheme of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 does not defeat this jurisdiction where no express bar applies. en-us Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:38:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287756 Section 26 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 allows reliefs under Sections 18 to 22 to be claimed in any legal proceeding before a civil, family or criminal court, and a proceeding before the Small Causes Court is a legal proceeding for this purpose. Where the plaintiff's suit is properly cognizable by the Small Causes Court, a defendant's counterclaim for allied domestic violence relief, including residence orders, may be entertained in the same proceeding. Order VIII Rule 6A supports counterclaims, and the general exclusionary scheme of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 does not defeat this jurisdiction where no express bar applies. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287756