Good for this lady, but unless citizens rise up together against injustice in the name of women protection laws, they will be wasting their energy and time in fighting lone battles… Married sister can’t be booked under DV Act New Delhi, May 10, 2010 Married sisters of a man, living separately from the joint family, cannot be prosecuted under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act on a complaint of his wife, a Delhi court has held. Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau expressed concern over “misuse” of special laws by making women parties in the petitions just because they happened to be sisters of the man. “Married sisters residing in their own matrimonial houses are not a part of the shared household or joint family, as contemplated under the Domestic Violence Act,” the court said. It, … [Read more...] about Married sister gets relief under domestic violence act
Will the real opposition to dowry stand up please?
This is the response received to an RTI application filed on Women and Child Development Ministry. According to this RTI response, WCD ministry has not spent a single Rupee on any advertisement campaign against dowry, or extravagant marriages in Apr 2009-Mar 2010. RTI response is also given in PDF format below: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2371641/RTIs_SIFF/WCD-RTI-anti-dowry-exp-marriage.pdf This is the same WCD ministry which had bungled and carried out an advertisement issued on the occasion of the National Girl Child Day that carried a photograph of the former Pakistan Air Force chief, Tanvir Ahmed Mahmood. So it seems they WCD does not spend any money on reducing dowry and extravagant marriages… and when they do spend money on a women’s issue, it is bungled so badly that Prime … [Read more...] about Will the real opposition to dowry stand up please?
WCD does not spend any money against dowry or extravagant marriages!
This is the response received to an RTI application filed on Women and Child Development Ministry. According to this RTI response, WCD ministry has not spent a single Rupee on any advertisement campaign against dowry, or extravagant marriages in Apr 2009-Mar 2010. RTI response is also given in PDF format below: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2371641/RTIs_SIFF/WCD-RTI-anti-dowry-exp-marriage.pdf So should we not make sure that there is accountability from a ministry which purports to work for women empowerment, but spends money and time on making goof-ups like carrying ex-Pakistani air chief’s photo in its advertisement on National Girl Child Day. … [Read more...] about WCD does not spend any money against dowry or extravagant marriages!
Woman pesters her own parents for dowry, rebuked
This is the reality of all social evils, when people want to live off someone else, and the name ‘tradition’ is given to such social practices to paper over the uncomfortable truth that we are and becoming even more of a decadent society. And the feminist brigade still wants everyone to believe that only the patriarchal males are responsible for such evils as dowry. They want to escape from the fact that they themselves are responsible for it, but can’t face it because it hits them directly in face of their so called women empowerment. The news below: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Woman-pesters-her-own-parents-for-dowry-rebuked/Article1-539941.aspx It was a case the village Panchayat had never handled. For the last few days Mohammedpur Kadim village under Modi Nagar in Ghaziabad was … [Read more...] about Woman pesters her own parents for dowry, rebuked
Custody of child: Mumbai HC judgment
The decision in this child custody case seems to follow the precedent that one parent cannot neglect the child for a long time, and then one day demand custody of child based on a single event. The preference of child is the other important criterion. http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/mumbai/Court-gives-custody-of-child-to-father/Article1-540841.aspx HT Correspondent, May 08, 2010 A man spending a few days in jail cannot be the reason to deny him of his child’s custody, said the Bombay High Court. In a reprieve to a leading city builder, the Bombay High Court granted custody of his 11-year-old son while rejecting his wife’s appeal. The mother can meet the son every weekend. A division bench of Justice A.P. Deshpande and Justice R.P. Sondurbaldota said: “In our view, the arrest of … [Read more...] about Custody of child: Mumbai HC judgment
Only legally wedded wife can get maintenance under Hindu laws
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/2nd-wife-has-no-legal-claim-/articleshow/5891496.cms MUMBAI: A 64-year-old television actor, who is the second wife of an Andheri resident, recently moved the Bombay high court, seeking maintenance from her former husband, after their 17-year relationship ended. However, a division bench of Justice A P Deshpande and Justice R P Sondurbaldota rejected her maintenance plea, saying she was not the "legally wedded wife''. "As far as Hindus are concerned, marriage laws fall under the Hindu Marriage Act. So, unless the marriage is valid under the provisions of the HMA, those entering into such a marriage cannot describe themselves as a man and wife,'' said the bench. Under the HMA, a second marriage between two Hindus is valid only if neither of … [Read more...] about Only legally wedded wife can get maintenance under Hindu laws