Normally, the Supreme court judgments set a precedent on High courts in India. It is not normal that a state HC will use as precedent a judgment of another state’s High court of India. However, in this maintenance case under Hindu Marriage Act HMA Sec 24 below, the Madras HC has relied upon a Rajasthan HC judgment. What this means is that one could use judgment of another HC in one’s arguments to bolster their case if it does. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:4-11-2006 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.ASHOK KUMAR C.R.P.PD.Nos.1505 and 1506 of 2006 M.S.Mani … Petitioner Versus K.Shyamala … Respondent Civil Revision Petitions filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India … [Read more...] about Madras HC relies on Rajasthan HC judgment in HMA 24 case
Email addresses of Rajya Sabha MPs
These are 77 email ids below, sorted in alphabetical order. All of them work without any bounces as of 2-Mar-2010. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], … [Read more...] about Email addresses of Rajya Sabha MPs
Man accused of rape has to settle with ‘victim’
This kind of news reporting can only bias the reader into believing the headline when the actual news is something else. e.g. the headline for news item below says: “Rapist pays victim, goes free”. The actual headline should be something like: “ Man accused of rape pays alleged victim, goes free”. Anyway…http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rapist-pays-victim-goes-free_1353515 New Delhi: In an unprecedented order, on February 22, the Supreme Court directed that the FIR against rape accused, Arun Goyal be quashed as he had reached a ‘settlement’ with the victim by paying her Rs4 lakh.Legal experts believe that this order dilutes the gravity of rape as a crime and goes against the apex court’s own past approach of seeking to deal with rapists with an iron hand.The victim had alleged that … [Read more...] about Man accused of rape has to settle with ‘victim’
Man arrested on marital rape, that’s news!
The below news could have been a usual one of marital discord exploding into allegations and counter allegations. However the point which caught my attention was that the husband was arrested on charges of marital rape and theft (the bold sentence in news below). Marital rape… Hmmm….http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Wife-wants-husbands-bail-revoked/articleshow/5609900.cmsMUMBAI: A 38-year-old woman from Vikhroli has moved the Bombay high court seeking cancellation of her husband’s bail alleging that he was threatening her and her two minor children. The city sessions court, on February 16, granted bail to her husband, Thomas Lobo, who was arrested on charges of marital rape and theft. The high court on Tuesday ordered that a notice be issued to Lobo, to be present in court … [Read more...] about Man arrested on marital rape, that’s news!
I-VAWA: $1 Billion to Imprison the Innocent
The International Violence against Women Act (I-VAWA) was recently introduced in the Senate (S.2982) and House (H.R.4594) with the purported goal of stopping domestic violence around the world. India and other countries have had extensive experience with such abuse-reduction laws, which have had a disastrous impact on our society. India enacted its first domestic violence laws in 1983, over a decade before the United States passed the Violence against Women Act in 1994. Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code mandates the arrest and jailing of the husband accused of domestic violence, along with his male/female relatives. Under Indian law, such persons are presumed guilty until proven innocent. According to a survey by Professor Murray Straus of the United States, females in India are … [Read more...] about I-VAWA: $1 Billion to Imprison the Innocent
i-VAWA: Hillary Clinton coming to your country now to destroy families
From link below: http://wemen.us/articles/views/698-bhavya-foundation-poll-result-keep-india-out-of-ivawa.html Bhavya Foundation is a registered NGO works for the welfare of child in general and children caught in a matrimonial dispute of their parents in particular. Foundation specially creates awareness in matters of Fatherless Children. Bhavya Foundation is headquartered at Rai-Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded on 10th August 2009. Its launch was aptly covered by the media as shown here. Responding to media reports about the proposed law, "International Violence against Women Act (I-VAWA)" to be introduced soon in the U.S. senate and the cabinet, Bhavya Foundation, carried out an online poll. The U.S. Govt. is said to release $ 1 Billion for implementing the law in … [Read more...] about i-VAWA: Hillary Clinton coming to your country now to destroy families