Son can’t live in mother’s house against her wishes
In a recent ruling by the Delhi High Court, Mr. Singh and his wife from Karawal Nagar were ordered to vacate their parents' house and remove any locks they had put on it. The case involved Mr. Singh continuing to live in his mother's house after marriage, despite not having any independent ownership of the property, while his mother possessed a General Power of Attorney (GPA), an Agreement to Sale, and a Will proving she was the sole owner of the house.
Mrs. Sitara Devi, the mother, had purchased the house in 1996 from Mr. Umed Singh Rawat through a General Power of Attorney (GPA), Agreement to Sale, Will and Receipt, all dated November 1, 1996. Following her son's marriage, he and his wife were allowed to reside in the house out of family relationship. However, the title to the house remained exclusively with Devi, and he had no independent right, title or interest in the property.
The conflict between the mother and son arose due to the mother's harassment by her son and daughter-in-law. After severing all relations, Devi asked her son and daughter-in-law to vacate the property. However, the son and his wife locked the rooms they possessed and subsequently left the house.
On January 12, 2003, the son and his wife allegedly forged documents to transfer the property to his favor. However, this action was flawed as January 12, 2003, was a Sunday, and courts are generally closed on Sundays. After this incident, tensions escalated, and Devi filed a complaint against her son in the Khajuri Khas Police Station in August 2013. Devi also filed a written complaint to BSES Yamuna Power on October 4, 2013, when she requested an independent electricity connection for the property.
The son, feeling aggrieved, filed a court case against his mother (Civil Suit No. 219/2013) on January 25, 2016, seeking to regain possession of the property. However, the case was dismissed on November 18, 2015. Devi then filed a case against her son on September 8, 2026, and ultimately won the case.
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