Landmark Ruling: Kerala HC Says Widow Can Stay in Matrimonial Home After Husband’s Death - The Logical Indian

Widow claims she was ‘ridiculed by her in-laws' after being caught with a man a week after her husband’s burial - Newsy People

A young widow says she is facing public ridicule after a video showing her with another man just a week after her husband’s burial went viral on social media.    The footage, which surfaced on Crime Watch Zimbabwe, has sparked outrage among her in-laws and online users, many of whom have criticized her for moving on too quickly.   According to the video, the widow was caught in bed with a man inside her marital home by her late husband’s relativ…

Landmark Ruling: Kerala HC Says Widow Can Stay in Matrimonial Home After Husband’s Death - The Logical Indian

On June 3, 2025, the Kerala High Court delivered a landmark judgment reaffirming that a woman’s right to reside in her matrimonial home continues even after the death of her husband. The court, presided over by Justice M.B. Snehalatha, dismissed a petition filed by the widow’s in-laws from Palakkad who sought to evict her and her children from the shared household. The ruling, grounded in the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 …