Domestic Violence Act

Husband cannot evade his duty towards child citing unemployment: Court

A husband cannot evade his legal responsibility towards his wife and minor child merely by claiming unemployment, a Delhi court has said while directing a man to pay Rs 6,000 monthly maintenance to his son in a domestic violence case. Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an appeal filed by a woman challenging a trial court order that had denied her monetary relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act and allowed her plea. In an order dated June 2, the court said, "It is for the respondent/husband to manage his expenses and merely giving the excuse that he is jobless or that he has other responsibilities... does not absolve him from maintaining his legally wedded wife and the minor son." The court held that the husband, described as an able-bodied person, was capable of paying maintenance and directed him to pay Rs 6,000 per month towards the upkeep of the child till he attains maturity. The woman had alleged that after her marri

Mumbai court raises domestic violence compensation from ₹5 lakh to ₹1 crore

The court observed that the woman's husband and his family are 'crorepatis', or multi-millionaires, and considered the initial compensation amount to be insufficient

Your teen's mental health may be tied to what their mother endures at home

A new India-focused study reveals how domestic abuse faced by mothers leave lasting scars on the mental health of their adolescent children, often in hidden, heartbreaking ways

Domestic Violence Act is applicable to every woman: Supreme Court

Irrespective of religious affiliation and/ or social background, the Domestic Violence Act is applicable to every woman to protect then from domestic abuse reiterates the Supreme Court of India

Section 498A, Domestic Violence laws among most abused in India: SC

Section 498A of the IPC and the Domestic Violence Act have often faced criticism for being allegedly misused by women to falsely implicate their husbands and in-laws

Court asks husband to pay wife Rs 50,000 a month for pets' maintenance

A Mumbai court, while hearing a woman's plea seeking maintenance from her estranged husband, said pets bring emotional well-being

Nearly 30% of married Indian women face domestic violence, shows data

The bare statistics are always extraordinary and condign punishment a rare sighting for survivors (often silent or silenced) of domestic abuse

Every 11 minutes, a woman killed by an intimate partner or family: UN chief

Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, the UN chief emphasised the need to address the increasing violence against women across the world

SC asks NALSA for number of cases initiated under Domestic Violence Act

The apex court was hearing a plea seeking adequate infrastructure across the country for providing effective legal aid to women abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes for them

Father can seek visitation rights to child under Domestic Violence Act: HC

Justice Prakash Naik dismissed an application on last Friday filed by a woman challenging a sessions court order granting visitation rights to her estranged husband