CRM-M-26652 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-26652 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.12.2011 Smt. Satwanti and others ....Petitioners Versus Mukesh Devi and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioners states that property in question is self-acquired property of Sh. Sumer Chand, father-in-law of the complainant, Mukesh Devi, widow of deceased son of petitioner No.1, therefore, Mukesh Devi has absolutely no right to have residence in the self-acquired property of Sumer Chand. Therefore, proceedings before the learned Magistrate under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is not maintainable. He, however, contends that plea of self-acquired property shall be taken before the trial Court, however, petitioners are women and are unable to attend the Court on each and every date, therefore, their personal appearances may be exempted unless and until specifically required by learned Magistrate. He seeks permission to withdraw this petition with liberty to move an application before the Magistrate seeking exemption from personal appearances of the petitioners. CRM-M-26652 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. If such application is moved by the petitioners, learned Magistrate shall grant exemption from personal appearances unless and until their personal appearances are required on a particular date. (Alok Singh) Judge December 16, 2011 R.S.