We have recently started online meetings/webinar where questions from our members are taken in real-time and answered live. These are being conducted on Anymeeting platform: http://anymeeting.com/. All you need is a computer and internet connection to join these meetings. Having a working audio mic is even better since it allows you to speak one to one (when your question is taken up). We conducted 2nd online discussion yesterday night, and both meetings have been successful. People can put their questions in the chat box (see bottom left of above sample screenshot), and presenters (as of now I) will answer the …[Continue Reading]
A special message on Independence Day!
On eve of Independence day, a special message for all. Pledge to do the following: 1. Bribe the police every time you go to PS because otherwise they won’t do their work they are supposed to do. 2. Continue to feel scared of CAW cell because they are more powerful than even courts. 3. Try to join men’s rights groups pretending to be a fighter while you are only secretly learning how to get divorce without paying a penny while these idiots keep discussing how to fight cases. Also try to find a good lawyer because these other members have …[Continue Reading]
Government asks Supreme Court to allow audio-video recording of court proceedings
It must be the season for news about CCTV and audio-video recordings. After I reported on two recent news about Supreme Court ordering CCTV in police lock-ups and prisons, and Supreme Court asking for CCTVs in all Delhi police stations; there is now news that the government is requesting Supreme Court to allow audio-video recording of court proceedings. You hit us, we hit you! It’s all good in the end, because the main beneficiary of all this tussle between executive and judiciary will be the common man. In any case, both the police and judiciary are considered practically inaccessible to …[Continue Reading]
Delhi police stations (and CAW?) to be covered by CCTV as per Supreme Court order
Yesterday I had covered recent news about Supreme Court ordering all locks-ups in police stations (and prisons) to mandatorily have CCTVs installed. While searching for that news, I found that SC has already issued orders in April, 2015 that all Delhi police stations should be covered by CCTVs. And this order is not only for lock-ups inside police station, but basically seems to cover whole of PS, which should definitely cover the lobby/reception and other important areas where complainants and others meet the police officials. There are two news on the matter, and the earlier one is from Apr 23, …[Continue Reading]
Supreme Court makes CCTV mandatory in all police stations
According to this latest news, Supreme court has made video capturing via CCTV mandatory in all police stations. Update Jul 27, 2015: This news has appeared only in few newspapers so far. According to this news reported by Economic Times, the SC has made CCTV to be mandatory in prisons, and in police lock-ups. Police lock-up does not necessarily imply all rooms of the police station are to be monitored under CCTV, but definitely CCTV should cover the lock-up rooms where arrested people are detained. Even that should be a good start, and within few months, people can start filing …[Continue Reading]
Mumbai HC asks divorced father to pay alimony even if by going to jail
A recent judgment by Mumbai HC should be a cautionary tale to those who take the issue of maintenance lightly, and believe that they can get an upper hand by simply not paying and then will see what happens. Note: this case is about permanent alimony to wife (not interim under DV Act, CrPC 125, or pendente lite under section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act). But the lessons may be applicable to other maintenance related litigations too. Lack of job no grounds to avoid paying alimony: Bombay HC A man, though jobless, must pay maintenance to his wife as ordered …[Continue Reading]
Delhi Mahila court denies maintenance to doctor wife from doctor husband
Found this news full judgment of Nov 2014 about a maintenance judgment in a Mahila court in Delhi where maintenance was denied to a woman doctor earning 21,200 p.m. I was aware of something called Mahila thana (women’s police station) which are supposed to make women feel comfortable to file complaint in front of women policepersons. But don’t know what exactly is this phenomenon called Mahila court and the logic behind it, since delivery of justice and courts are something where everyone irrespective of gender, caste, religion will be received equally without prejudice! So what is the logic behind Mahila …[Continue Reading]
Gujarat HC allows examining account books of wife’s employer in maintenance case
Short summary: To prove his wife is working and not entitled to maintenance, a Gujarat man gives video evidence of wife working in a firm, the firm owner refuses to identify that woman, court denies man’s request to get account books of firm to confirm salary being paid to wife, and HC overturns trial court order to allow producing the account books. Man does sting on wife to establish her income To prove his wife’s employment, Rajesh called the firm’s owner as a witness, who said that Meena was not working in his firm. Rajesh produced a video recording in …[Continue Reading]
Live-in relation doesn’t give immunity from rape charge: says Delhi HC
In another reminder to Indian men to forget about how law can protect them against a woman’s complaint, the Delhi High court has said that live-in relationship cannot be kept out of purview of rape. Can’t keep live-in relations outside purview of rape: Delhi HC “As far as the relief sought, of keeping the live-in relationships outside the purview of Section 376 (rape) of the IPC is concerned, the same would amount to giving the live-in relationships, the status of matrimony and which the legislature has chosen not to do,” a bench of chief justice G Rohini and justice Rajiv …[Continue Reading]
How to handle jewellery bills shown by wife in 406, 498A, stridhan
As per the Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act, a list of gifts given to either bride or bridegroom by either side has to be maintained in a list of articles. So there are supposed to be 2 lists really. That’s the theory, but for all practical purposes no one at time of marriage is trying to follow the DP Act to it’s letter, so this law is followed mostly in breach and it’s a useless law for all practical purposes. Here are the various possibilities about the jewellery bills shown by wife/in-laws to CAW, court etc: 1. The bills are real, …[Continue Reading]
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