Forty years after the introduction of the domestic violence provision in the Indian Penal Code, women are still at risk of having their complaints dismissed or disbelieved by police and judiciary
The husband had initiated proceedings against his wife before Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma Court, under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act which states that an "aggrieved person or a Protection Officer or any other person on behalf of aggrieved person may present an application to Magistrate".
The top court noted that the husband has not complied with its order of February 19, giving him a last opportunity to pay the entire outstanding maintenance amount along with the monthly sum fixed earlier by the court.
The petitioners, from south India, told the court that their son and his wife have always lived separately and they had never accepted their daughter-in-law, who was from north India.
The Gujarat High Court (HC) amicus curiae has moved an application before the court to initiate contempt proceedings against the state government for not complying with the courtยs directions,given in connection with poor infrastructure and implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act in February this year.
Holding that it is ยimperative to presume legitimacy of a child born during continuation of a valid marriageย a sessions court in the city has allowed the appeal of a woman claiming maintenance for herself and her five-year-old daughter.
Granting supremacy to the right of residence of women under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act,the Delhi High Court has held that a woman can never be charged with trespass if she insists on staying with her husband in a house taken on rent.
The chairperson of Gujaratยs State Commission for Women,Leela Ankolia,is expected to flag off a consultation on three women-friendly laws in Ahmedabad.
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