The high court of Kolkata has taken over the mantle of sermonising the duties of a man towards his wife. From previous year pronouncement of Justice Katju of SC — “do what your wife tells you and never question her authority”, to another pronouncement this year by Justice Deepak Verma of SC that “Whenever a person is married, there is no question of independence”. If the allegations against this cop are really true, then a sorry is not enough, and it is a fit case for criminal prosecution – under a relevant section of IPC. But the judges seem to …[Continue Reading]
Bangalore inspector confirms men are disposable in eyes of law
Even suicide note of a man is not enough reason for law to move its rear, is well-exemplified in the case below, where a young man committed suicide to escape from wife’s threat of false dowry case against him and his family. Will police wake up when men in their own family and relations commit suicide in similar situation? Maybe they will, but it will be too late anyway. When a man lets another man die by treating him as disposable asset, he increases his own probability of being disposed off by society one day! It’s all about collective karma… …[Continue Reading]
Man seeks maintenance from live-in partner
It is a a sign that Indian men are not taking it lying down. A man in Hyderabad has asked for monthly maintenance from his working live-in partner of 10 years, relying on a recent Supreme Court judgment which allowed maintenance to a woman from her live-in partner. It is to be noted that there is as yet no provision in Indian law for maintenance to a man from live-in partner, but it is a sign that men are asserting their rights based on what is available to women. If a woman in live-in relationship is allowed to get same …[Continue Reading]
Men should fight for their own rights, of course!
It is interesting that in a panel discussion on women and violence/ safety, the panellists are venting frustration about men’s rights activists (MRAs). See the news and my comments below: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article304563.ece HYDERABAD, March 25, 2010 For every woman who is fighting for a law to protect her rights, there are a handful of men who say: what about us? “Why don’t they struggle for their rights,” asks Flavia Agnes. The fiery women’s rights lawyer was here on Wednesday for a panel discussion on “Women and Violence/ Safety.” “Men need to stop taking away the gains of the women’s movement,” she …[Continue Reading]
Domestic violence survey on men is welcome step
Recently a high court judge had said in a seminar that if he went strictly by definition of Indian domestic violence act against women(PWDVA), he will be guilty of domestic violence on his wife. Actually, if the domestic violence act was made gender neutral, his wife will also be guilty of domestic violence on him. This is because the definition of domestic violence is defined to be very broad, and further a woman has simply to allege to get the wheels of justice (read: torture for men) in motion. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2010/04/19&PageLabel=19&EntityId=Ar01901&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T Seeking to counter certain “exaggerated” claims made by some …[Continue Reading]
Will feminists ask for equal opportunities in such deadly jobs?
Refer to news below about death of miners in Russia in dangerous mines. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7121731.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093 Rescuers were searching desperately for 58 people still missing in a Russian coal mine yesterday as the death toll from twin methane blasts rose to 32. Hopes were fading of finding survivors more than 450 metres underground at the Raspadskaya pit in Siberia, Russia’s largest underground mine. Eighteen of the victims have been rescuers who died in the second explosion on Sunday after going in search of miners trapped by the first blast late on Saturday. Twelve miners died and 71 were hurt in that explosion …[Continue Reading]
Man gets divorce confirmation from Mumbai HC after 18 years
So if you are a man and want divorce, pray that your wife breaks into your house after alleging you are having extra-marital affair, and hopefully in your lifetime you will be granted divorce by supreme court, err high court in this case. Surely things are improving for men since Supreme Court’s Justice Katju’s comment to a husband who had applied for divorce: “you have waited for 17 years, you can wait for few more months”. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_false-allegations-of-infidelity-can-be-ground-for-divorce_1373294 Mina’s act of breaking into Amit’s house and alleging that he was having an extramarital affair were enough to prove the charge of …[Continue Reading]
Feminists’ myths about domestic violence being busted
Newer Perspectives on Domestic Violence That domestic violence is a preserve of men is demolished by this data on lesbian couples: Nor is the incidence of DV among lesbian cohorts minimal. In fact, abuse among lesbians occurs with far greater frequency than among heterosexuals (given as 24% by the study above), and far more frequently than male-on-female abuse. Estimates of abuse have ranged between 47% and 73% (Coleman, 1990; Bologna, Waterman, Dawson, 1987; Lie. et al. 1991) among lesbian subjects who responded to questionnaires assessing prevalence of some form of physical, sexual, or emotional-psychological abuse in at least one relationship. …[Continue Reading]
Rape of men and boys can not be brushed away
According to a UK study, 8% of recorded rape victims are male. Rape is not just a women’s issue According to the Stern Review, the victim is male in around 8% of all recorded rape cases. The unrecorded figure is thought to be far higher. Rape and sexual assault are seen as women’s issues – the victims are female, the perpetrators male. But it is no longer acceptable to pretend, as some do, that rape and sexual assault are only committed by men against women. The proportion of men who go on to report sexual assault is extremely low and …[Continue Reading]
Who needs fathers: BBC documentary
BBC is recently doing a documentary on cruel system in UK denying fathers access to their children. Agony of the frozen-out fathers: BBC documentary Watching a preview of next week’s BBC series Who Needs Fathers?, I felt ashamed to be a woman. The men on the programme appeared to be loving, attentive fathers – not extremists in Batman costumes. All they wanted was to play their part in the upbringing of their children. But, at every turn, it seemed, vengeful, short-sighted women were selfishly trying to thwart them. Further there are some statistics on number of children who are …[Continue Reading]
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