A man and his wife have been asked by a city court to vacate the house owned by his mother on her plea that the couple was mentally torturing her. The court also asked the Delhi-based couple to pay Rs 8,000 per month to the woman as damages, from the date of filing of the petition till they vacate the house.
Additional District Judge Vinod Yadav asked the West Delhi residents to vacate the house of his mother, a Delhi Government schoolteacher, within a month. The mother, in her suit, said that she had built the house at Sitapuri Extension with her own earnings in 1982 and allowed the son and daughter-in-law to live with her. She alleged that she was subjected to mental torture by them and they had taken away her right to lead a life with dignity and honour.
“Rather than serving the mother in her old age and taking care of sisters, the son in conspiracy with his wife started harassing his mother and he even went to the extent of giving beatings to her,” the woman’s counsel had contended before the court.
The mother’s claim was opposed by the son, saying the property was purchased by his father in the name of his mother and he has full right over it. The son alleged that “his mother was mentally ill” and was undergoing treatment.
The court, however, turned down the son’s plea and noted, “This shows the bent of mind of the defendants. They appear to be interested in extorting money from the plaintiff. It is clear from the facts of the case that defendants have miserably failed in proving the defence that through their means they had raised construction at the first floor of the said property” the court said.
“Therefore, I do not find any merit in the defence raised by the defendants in the matter whereas; the plaintiff has been able to prove the facts stated by her in the plaint. The issue is accordingly decided in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendants,” the judge added.