The Rajasthan High Court in Geeta Singh vs. State of Rajasthan and Anr dismissed the DV application of Geeta Singh, filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 claiming interim monetary relief to her daughter Geetanjali. One of the reliefs sought is that respondent may be directed to pay 700 pounds per month as living expenditure as she was pursuing higher studies at Cardiff University, England. Geetanjali’s father contended he had borne all the school and college education expenses for his daughter and even took care of educational and all other expenses for her higher studies at Nottingham, England. The question involved was whether the unmarried daughter, who has already completed her post graduation from a reputed university in India like Delhi University and who also pursued her further studies at Nottingham, England, in 2009, is an aggrieved person within the meaning of the Act, and if yes, whether she can claim interim monetary relief as he...