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Wednesday, 4 September 2013

‘There’s a lack of positive space for men’

A family court has said that if a wife insults her husband in the presence of his friends or in the presence of her friends and relatives, it amounts to cruelty. dna gets one man talking

Amit Deshpande

There is no help for a man if the wife is abusive. The judgment where the court granted divorce to a man who accused his wife of mental cruelty, citing her abusive behaviour towards him, his friends and his relatives needs to be supported.
In a marital set-up, if a wife keeps on humiliating her husband for whatever reasons — financial or sexual incompetence — the man is bound to feel a loss of dignity and it is in no way different than the loss of dignity of a wife for any reason. We should see this in the same view of a man humiliating his wife by attacking her womanhood — when she is unable to bear a child — or even if he taunts her for her looks. As a progressive and just society, we should discourage any form of humiliation based upon gender roles.
The Supreme Court has given many judgments in which it has granted divorce when the wife has been abusive towards her husband and insulted him in public. Today, men have no place to go to for help if they have an abusive wife or one who shows signs of compulsive obsessive disorder. Men do not even ask for help and continue to suffer in abusive relationships as it is considered unmanly to seek help.
The real problem lies in the fact that society functions by creating competition among men. Unfortunately, in the patriarchal social mindset, a man has to earn his manhood to gain respect and survive. The emotions of a man are not respected in the same way as the emotions of a woman are. With the increasing focus on women’s issues, there is a lack of positive space for men in society.
Many a time it is found that men turn violent towards themselves and take the extreme step. Every year, over 63,000 married men commit suicide in India. These men are mostly those who have proven their manhood and have become eligible for marriage, including many professionals. According to the principles of natural justice, this judgment seems a step in the right direction.
‘Humiliating hubby is cruelty’, p5

http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=51372&boxid=30566&ed_date=2013-09-05&ed_code=820009&ed_page=3

wife kills husband..

Thursday, 15 August 2013

woman reservation bill will result in gender war :AIMWA

बेवफाई न करे, इसलिए पति के चेहरे पर फेंका ऐसिड

बेवफाई न करे, इसलिए पति के चेहरे पर फेंका ऐसिड..

नई दिल्ली।। आमतौर पर महिलाओं पर ऐसिड अटैक के मामले सामने आते हैं, लेकिन दिल्ली में अजीबोगरीब मामला सामने आया है। मामला है गोकुलपुरी एरिया का, जहां बीवी ने अपने शौहर के चेहरे पर इसलिए तेजाब डाल दिया ताकि उसे फिर कोई लड़की पसंद न कर सके या वह किसी के चक्कर में न पड़े। पुलिस सूत्रों के मुताबिक, महिला ने इस वारदात को अंजाम देने के लिए मायके वालों की भी मदद ली है।

पुलिस ने बताया कि दोनों का निकाह 2 महीने पहले हुआ है। शादी के बाद दोनों गोकुलपुरी एरिया के मुस्तफाबाद में किराए पर रह रहे थे। महिला का मायका इसी इलाके की गली नंबर 6 में है। दोनों में आए दिन शक की वजह से कहासुनी होती थी। जांच में सामने आया है कि महिला अपने शौहर नसरुद्दीन पर शक करती थी। महिला ने आरोप लगाया कि उसका किसी और लड़की से चक्कर है, जो उसने खुद देखा है।

पुलिस सूत्रों के मुताबिक ईद पर नसरुद्दीन अपनी पत्नी से यह कहकर निकला था कि वह मां से मिलने जा रहा है। देर रात जब नहीं लौटा तो उसकी पत्नी को शक हुआ। पत्नी ने मायके में सारी बात बताई। अगले दिन नसरुद्दीन लौटा तो तमतमायी पत्नी ने उसे मायके बुलाया। आरोप है कि मायके वालों की मदद से तेजाब उसके चेहरे पर उड़ेल दिया। नसरुद्दीन अस्पताल में भर्ती है। मामले की जानकारी मिलते ही पुलिस ने उसके बयान लिए और केस दर्ज महिला और उसके मायके वालों के किलाफ कार्रवाई शुरू कर दी है।

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/delhi/crime/woman-pours-acid-on-husbands-face/articleshow/21798695.cms

Friday, 9 August 2013

Parliament passes Companies Bill; Sachin Pilot terms it 'historic'

Parliament passes Companies Bill; Sachin Pilot terms it 'historic'

NEW DELHI: Parliament today approved the new Companies Bill that will make sweeping changes in the way firms operate and are regulated and replace a nearly six-decade-old legislation.

The new bill, which now needs the President's nod to become law, makes it mandatory for companies to spend on social welfare, empowers investors against frauds committed by promoters, encourages companies to have women directors, and seeks to bring in greater transparency in corporate governance matters such as executive salaries and the role of auditors.

Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot termed the passage of the legislation a "historic feat" and said it will give impetus to the country's growth momentum by ushering in a regime of "less regulations and more compliance."

The bill replaces the existing Companies Act, 1956, which has been amended at least 25 times in the past 57 years, with many of its provisions found to be outdated and inadequate.

The passage of the bill, which is spread across nearly 30 sections and over 300 pages, was widely welcomed by stakeholders, including industry bodies, political leaders and consultants.

"The focus of the bill is to enhance transparency and ensure fewer regulations, self-reporting and disclosure...It will outline the positivity in the economy," said Pilot, who has aggressively sought the support of lawmakers and other stakeholders for the bill since becoming Corporate Affairs Minister in October 2012.

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha more than seven months ago. Since then, its passage in the upper house has been delayed by disruptions in Parliament.

It has been almost three years since the submission of first report on the Companies Bill by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance.

Pilot said that 96 per cent of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Committee have been accepted and the Ministry would try to incorporate further suggestions by various stakeholders while formulating the final rules.

Among others, the new Bill provides about three dozen new definitions, including terms such as frauds, promoters, turnover, related parties (to promoters), small companies, associate companies and employee stock options.

It provides for a uniform financial year (April-March) for all companies, while the concept of one-person company has been introduced for the benefit of small entrepreneurs. Besides, the new Bill proposes strong checks against fraudulent money-collection activities through issuance of various securities.

The Bill requires auditors to be changed every five years to avoid collusion with the management, while rules would be tightened for appointment of independent directors.

To safeguard the interests of small investors, the Bill proposes approval by two-thirds of the public shareholders for deals that involve promoters and related entities.

It has a provision for setting up special courts for speedy trials and stronger steps for transparent corporate governance practices and curbing corporate misdoings.

The law also provides for "faster winding up" of firms as also for speedier clearances to businesses.

Participating in the Rajya Sabha debate, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar asked Pilot to guard against bogus business entities.

Supporting the Bill, the BJP said a proper check needs to be there to ensure that unscrupulous people do not take advantage of the one-person company provision.

Industry bodies expressed their full support to the government for implementation of the Bill, with the CII saying its passage shows the "government's commitment to usher in a new era of corporate regulation."

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/parliament-passes-companies-bill-sachin-pilot-terms-it-historic/articleshow/21709867.cms

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

drunken lady creates Drama

Lured by compensation money, more girls make 'fake rape claims'

Lured by compensation money, more girls make 'fake rape claims'

RANCHI: An Odisha girl, who earlier claimed that she was raped near Hatia railway station on July 23 and also that she was a minor, admitted to have cooked up the story to secure compensation after her medical reports false revealed that she neither raped nor was she a minor.

A team of doctors headed by Dr Tulsi Mahto conducted bone age test on the girl at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences and reported that she was 19 years old and three months' pregnant.

Counsellor Seema Sharma, who was appointed by Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (JSCPCR) for examining her case, said the girl admitted that she was not raped and had falsely implicated one Pappu Kumar to make her claims look genuine. She said, "The girl revealed that she has been married for the last three years but her husband left her, few months ago. She is pregnant with the child of another man who lives in her neighbourhood. She also said that she lied under parental pressure."

Jagganthpur police station OC Anil Kumar said an FIR had been lodged in the case but when the medical reports arrived and it was found that the girl was lying, the case was closed. He said, "Initially, we lodged an FIR in the case but when JSCPCR and the hospital informed us that the girl is an adult and she was lying about being raped we closed the case"

Member of JSCPCR, Sanjay Mishra said false rape claims have become common, these days. "When we were investigating the Pakur case, where four school girls were gang-raped and compensation of Rs.1.20 lakh was awarded to all these girls, local residents told me that I will get to attend a rape case every day thereafter. No doubt the very next day two girls returned from Delhi claiming that they were raped which turned out to be a fake case again," he added.

Mishra further said it is the compensation money which forces girls to lodge false rape cases under pressure from their guardians. "Under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (prevention of atrocities) Act, 1989, there is provision of compensating a rape victim with Rs 1.20 lakh," said Mishra.

He added, "In all such cases, it was observed that the girl hailed from to a very poor family and her parents forced her to lie for compensation." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Lured-by-compensation-money-more-girls-make-fake-rape-claims/articleshow/21633414.cms

Husband commits Suicide, brother blames Wife and in-laws

Husband commits Suicide, brother blames Wife and in-laws

A 30 year old man hanged himself at his house today morning; his family blamed his wife and her family members for allegedly provoking him for committing suicide on the issue of five lac rupees.

Ashok Yadav, resident of Yadav Colony, was seen hanging in his room today morning at 7.30 am by his mother who immediately informed other family members. The victim was rushed to the hospital but he was declared dead by the doctors.

Yogesh Yadav, brother of the deceased, has lodged a complaint against Ashok’s in-laws and his wife for pressurizing Ashok for Rs. 5 Lac failing which, they would complain against him under Mahila Pratarna, said police.

Yogesh informed that, “My brother got married last year. On the very next day, his wife went back to her house at Nathdwara and never came back. Her family members often threatened Ashok for five lac rupees in cash for breaking the marriage.”

Yogesh also informed that the girl was already married to somebody else before getting married to his brother Ashok.

On the other hand, Ashok’s in-laws said that Ashok was not physically fit and they wanted their daughter to divorce him. “There was no issue of cash”, informed Navratam Yadav, Father-in-law of the deceased.

Police has registered the case and started investigating it.

http://www.udaipurtimes.com/husband-commits-suicide-brother-blames-wife-and-in-laws/

A 30 year old man hanged himself at his house today morning; his family blamed his wife and her family members for allegedly provoking him for committing suicide on the issue of five lac rupees.

Ashok Yadav, resident of Yadav Colony, was seen hanging in his room today morning at 7.30 am by his mother who immediately informed other family members. The victim was rushed to the hospital but he was declared dead by the doctors.

Yogesh Yadav, brother of the deceased, has lodged a complaint against Ashok’s in-laws and his wife for pressurizing Ashok for Rs. 5 Lac failing which, they would complain against him under Mahila Pratarna, said police.

Yogesh informed that, “My brother got married last year. On the very next day, his wife went back to her house at Nathdwara and never came back. Her family members often threatened Ashok for five lac rupees in cash for breaking the marriage.”

Yogesh also informed that the girl was already married to somebody else before getting married to his brother Ashok.

On the other hand, Ashok’s in-laws said that Ashok was not physically fit and they wanted their daughter to divorce him. “There was no issue of cash”, informed Navratam Yadav, Father-in-law of the deceased.

Police has registered the case and started investigating it.

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