Now, a helpline for harassed men

Now, a helpline for harassed men

KOZHIKODE: A legal aid centre formed by victims of dowry law (IPC498A) and other anti-men laws is launching a helpline for clients. The JanamithramJanakeeyaNeethiVedi, launched three years ago, promises that the service will be available round the clock from August 11.

The facility, offering legal aid and steps to tackle fabricated cases, will be launched in Malayalam in the first phase. The helpline numbers will be 9387469083 and 9142930682.

Vedi president M A Ibrahim Ravuthar said the increasing instances of misuse of laws, anti-men directives of family courts and the new amendment to Hindu Marriage Act had forced the 5,000-member-strong organization to launch the helpline. "The number of educated women misusing IPC section 498A to harass their husbands and other relatives is on the rise. We are looking to help such people," he said.

The genuineness of cases will be verified with the help of organization members in the respective districts. Legal aid to face fabricated cases will be provided to only those whose claims are found to be genuine in the verification process.

"The organization will also seek to work like mediators for the speedy disposal of cases. We have already contacted similar organisations in other states to work together. The helpline can benefit even those who don't know whom to approach for help,'' Ravuthur said.

"We will also provide legal aid with the help of police and state legal services authority,'' he added. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Now-a-helpline-for-harassed-men/articleshow/21290465.cms?fb_action_ids=185487584954514&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%22185487584954514%22%3A282026641937032}&action_type_map={%22185487584954514%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[] 

Woman accused of murdering a doctor 'couriers' his severed private part to wife

Woman accused of murdering a doctor 'couriers' his severed private part to wife


The gruesome murder of a 42-year-old government doctor in Kanpur has taken a bizarre turn with the woman accused of the crime now being suspected of having couriered the victim's severed private part to his wife, police said on Tuesday.
The main accused woman in the case, who is yet to be traced, was present with the victim in the hotel where he was later found murdered, police said. Kanpur (rural) SP KS Singh said that en route to delivering the package, the courier saw blood stains on it and contacted the police who seized the parcel after seeing its contents. Police is sending the organ to a forensic laboratory in Lucknow for a DNA test, he said.
Meanwhile, the deceased's brother has filed an FIR against an unknown doctor, hotel manager Anup Srivastav, and three other hotel employees, they said. 


Satish Chandra, posted at Amrodha Primary Health Centre in Kanpur Dehat area, was found dead on Sunday at a hotel in the Rania area. Infuriated over the shocking incident, doctors in government hospitals on Monday called a strike and demanded justice for the victim. They demanded immediate arrest of all the accused and security for themselves, police said.
The doctors, who had taken part in the strike called by the PMM Association, have all resumed work from Tuesday, Kanpur Dehat CMO Karan Singh said. But they have warned that if the accused are not arrested immediately, all services at hospitals, barring emergency duties, would be suspended.
According to police, Chandra's post-mortem report mentions excessive bleeding caused by a cut from a sharp weapon as the reason for death. The features described by the courier company employees match with that of the accused woman. She was in her mid-twenties and wearing a salwar kameez, he said. 

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'New law for live-in partners up to judiciary'

'New law for live-in partners up to judiciary'

GURGAON: Even as city police officers do not want to comment officially on the trend of live-in relationships and its legal implications and about the recent spate of rape allegations against former live-in partners, some of them, talking off the record, are of the opinion that it is a wrong way to seek revenge after a relationship has gone sour.

Police investigating such cases have found that most of these allegations start after the partners have decided to end their relationship. Police have also found that in all the cases, it is the female partner who seeks legal action.

Such a case is filed under the same section as rape, that is, Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.

Experts say while introducing a new law for live-in relationships is difficult and complex, it is time the judiciary looked into the issues arising from a live-in relationship.

"The Supreme Court in various judgments has held that consensual sex between two adults can't be termed rape. But the younger generation thought that was a green light for live-in relationships, that they need not marryl; 'indulge in sexual gratification'; and then walk out any time without taking any responsibility. This may not be a correct impression," said Harish Malhotra, a Gurgaon-based lawyer.

In some cases, the Supreme Court has held that the consent obtained by false promise of marriage is no consent, and therefore it is rape.

"If any unmarried couple of the right legal age is "involved in sexual gratification", this will be considered a valid marriage and they could be termed "husband and wife", the Madras High Court has ruled in a judgment that gives a new twist to the concept of premarital sex," added Malhotra.

The court said if a bachelor has completed 21 years of age and an unmarried woman 18 years, they have acquired the freedom of choice guaranteed by the Constitution. "Consequently, if any couple chooses to consummate their sexual cravings, then that act becomes a total commitment with adherence to all consequences that may follow, except on certain exceptional considerations," he added.

The June 17, 2013 Madras high court verdict

The petitioner A, a Hindu, and respondent OH, a Muslim, lived under one roof, had sexual relations, and had two children between 1994 and 1999. There was documentary proof that OH was the father of at least the second of such children. There was also proof that OH had applied for a "family card" for himself, A and the two children. However, A's marriage to OH was not registered in the Islamic marriage register, the Nikah book. In 1999, OH deserted A and her two minor children.

In 2000, she filed for maintenance of Rs 5,000 per month from him for herself and the two children, claiming that he earned Rs 25,000 per month from his business. OH denied that A was his wife, said she was a "dubious" woman, who was his coworker, and that there was no documentary proof of religious solemnization of marriage between them.

The family court judge observed that though the two children belonged to the respondent and were each entitled to a maintenance of Rs 500 per month from OH, and while A was entitled to Rs 1,000 per month from OH towards litigation expenses, A was not the wife of OH in the absence of documentary proof supporting their marriage.

However, when A filed a revision petition against this order of the family court, Justice CS Karnan at the Madras high court held that customary rites are not necessary to solemnize a valid marriage, and as long as there is no legal bar to A and OH's marriage, while they have also had children together, A's status has been elevated to 'wife' of OH.

Justice Karnan then went on to hold that if a man and a woman of marriageable age have a sexual relationship and the woman becomes pregnant, the couple will be treated as a husband and wife. Even when there is no pregnancy but strong documentary proof of sexual relationship, the couple will still be treated as married. If after having a sexual relationship the couple decides to separate, the husband can only marry another woman after a decree of divorce from the wife. Either part in such couples can approach a family court for declaration of valid marriage.

Karnan directed OH to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs 500 to A, applicable from September 2000, and the arrears of such maintenance until May 2013 within three months. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/New-law-for-live-in-partners-up-to-judiciary/articleshow/21289236.cms 

senior citizen suicide

TV9 Sting Ops: 'Deal Sangatane' : Cheating Women Welfare Associations 'Exposed' - Full

TV9 Sting Ops: 'Deal Sangatane' : Cheating Women Welfare Associations 'Exposed' - Full 

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Mistress of Spice: Renuka Chowdhury

Mistress of Spice: Renuka Chowdhury

Renuka Chowdhury likes to be in the news. This week, however, the women and child development minister hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Her advice to women to trust condoms more than men received flak not only from men but also from women’s organisations. In the midst of this, she also provided enough ‘masala’ to news channels to rake up a fresh controversy.
The 52-year-old minister from Andhra Pradesh is not left deterred, though. “I will rather deal with controversies than die compromising. I will always knock at the door of truth,” was her reaction to opinions against her on television. “People should understand the context (of the statement) — that most women get HIV/AIDS from their husbands. I just wanted to caution them,” she said.
But critics like Poornima Advani, former chairperson of National Commission for Women, would prefer more subtle ways of cautioning. “Telling (women) that men cannot be trusted is demeaning your brothers and creating a rift in families,” said Advani.
Others questioned Chowdhury’s wisdom in asking women to purchase condoms themselves, saying they would be branded as sex workers. They feel that propagating such views can cause more harm to women than do any good.
All for a cause?
A housewife-turned-politician, Chowdhury, however, describes such views as mindset problems. And strong statements such as the one she made, she says, are needed to change the popular mindset. So, don’t be amazed if Chowdhury has more astonishing words of advice for women in the future.
She believes women cannot be empowered without strong rhetoric from the top level in the government and actually takes credit for initiating a national debate on issues relating to women’s right with her statement.
Chowdhury would have you believe that she has taken over the task of championing the cause of women’s empowerment. “I have seen traumatised women in the worst possible inhuman conditions. I am here to bring a change in their lives,” she has said.
Her eloquence on mandatory registration of pregnancies last week had several women organisations up in arms, terming the proposal as a move to infringe a woman’s privacy. Bur Chowdhury disagrees: “What privacy are you talking about? They (women) live with 10 members in a room and don’t have a bathroom. They cannot even decide when to bear a child. Registration (of pregnancy) will help give a woman good and healthy life.”
Heated history
The fresh row in the aftermath of Chowdhury’s statement may dissipate with time as it has happened in past, but Chowdhury’s political career, which started in 1984, has seen a long list of controversies. She hogged the limelight when she stood on top of a jeep to protest the ouster of the Andhra Pradesh government, and won the election against Congress leader P. Janardhan Reddy.
Then there was a time when she created a storm by joining the Congress after quitting the Telugu Desam Party and was subsequently made a minister of state for health and family welfare.
Her stint at the helm of the women and child development ministry has not been any less controversial. Her strong advocacy of the Domestic Violence Act earned her the dubious distinction of being one of the most hated Indian politicians on blogs and websites.
Blogs like the Unquiet Mind described her as ‘men hater’ and ‘creator of gender bias in the Indian laws’. Chowdhury’s office has received large amounts of hate mail but her officers perceive it as a signal of the good work being done. The domestic violence law even received flak from the Supreme Court, when it  observed that it was a “badly framed law”.
Mixed bag of results
Chowdhury’s critics like Ranjana Kumari of Women Power Connect point out that mere sensational comments on women and child issues will not work. Many of Chowdhury’s ideas —  like orphanages for girl children, which were highlighted in media with fanfare — have just not taken off, points out Ranjana Kumari. She adds that there is a need to bring seriousness in the government’s thinking on women and children issues.
Chowdhury’s retort is sharp: “We are here to restore rights of women as enshrined in the Constitution and give them a dignified way of living, which has not happened in 60 years of Independence.”
But the minister’s overdrive and admission of the faults within her ministry has won her accolades from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
For the first time, a law to protect the rights of children, a law against sexual harassment and a Child Protection Scheme are in the pipeline. Chowdhury admits that the world’s biggest child nutrition plan — the Integrated Child Development Scheme — was flawed, and has asked for restructuring of the scheme.
On the latest issue, Chowdhury claims she has got calls congratulating her for her views on HIV/AIDS and registration of pregnancies. And in making these statements, she says, she had taken the advice of a friend, who told her: “You should speak your heart out.” Well, the advice sure has brought into national focus the once low-profile ministry that she heads.
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Divorce rate will increase in India

प्रस्तावित तलाक कानून के कारण पति की संपत्ति लुटने के कागार पे है!

प्रस्तावित तलाक कानून के कारण पति की संपत्ति लुटने के कागार पे है!

सरकार की अति सक्रियता हिन्दू विवाह अधिनियम को संशोधित करने की परेशानी और अचम्भे में डालती है. इस सरकार का कार्यकाल एक साल के भीतर ही ख़त्म होने वाला है लिहाज़ा ये अति सक्रियता आत्मघाती है. सम्पति के बटवारे के बारे में इसकी टेढ़ी चाल भारतीय परिवारों के विघटन का कारण बन सकती है. इस बटवारे वाले सेक्शन को लेकर जो उहापोह स्थिति उत्पन्न हो गयी है सरकार के भीतर उससे स्पष्ट है कि इस सरकार के मंत्री खुद भ्रम के स्थिति में है और वो एकमत रूख नहीं रखते है इस कानून में निहित संपत्ति बंटवारे और मुआवजे से सम्बंधित बिन्दुओ पर. हिंदू विवाह अधिनियम’ की धारा 13-बी और ‘विशेष विवाह अधिनियम’ की धारा 28 आपसी सहमति से तलाक के अंतर्गत संपत्ति बंटवारे/ मुआवज़े पर जो सरकार के भीतर अन्तर्विरोध उभर कर आये है उससे ये समझ में आता है कि सरकार में शामिल मंत्रियो से लेकर अन्य पार्टी के सांसदों को ज्यादा कुछ नहीं पता है इस कानून के मूल तत्वों का. इससे ये सहज ही समझा जा सकता है कि जनता जिसका वो प्रतिनिधित्व करते है उनमे कितना भ्रम व्याप्त होगा। फिर भी ये सरकार इस संशोधन को इतनी जल्दबाजी में कानूनी जामा पहनाना चाहती है ये हैरान करता है.

ये बताना आवश्यक रहेगा कि सरकार ने संशोधन को पास कराने की हड़बड़ी में लॉ कमिशन और संसदीय स्थायी समिति को पूरी प्रक्रिया से बाहर रखा है. इसके खतरनाक दुष्परिणाम होंगे और भारत के युवक-युवतियों का भविष्य अँधेरे के गर्त में जा सकता है. ये निश्चित है कि अगर ये बिल अपने प्रस्तावित स्वरूप में पास हो गया तो ये एक और उदाहरण होगा गैर जिम्मेदाराना तरीके से अस्तित्व में लाये गए कानून का जो प्रक्रियागत खामियों से लैस होगा। लिहाज़ा सेव इंडिया फॅमिली फाउंडेशन (SIFF) हिंदी विवाह अधिनियम (संशोधन) बिल, २०१०, को अपने वर्तमान स्वरुप में अस्वीकार करती है और इसको वापस लेने का आग्रह करती है. इसके इस स्वरूप में पारित कराने का तीव्र विरोध करती है.

सेव इंडिया फॅमिली फाउंडेशन (SIFF) का ये भी कहना है कि न्यायधीशो को इस कानून के तहत असीमित अधिकार देना किसी तरह से भी जायज नहीं है खासकर महिलाओ से संबधित मासिक गुज़ारा भत्ता /मुआवज़े के निर्धारण में. लिहाज़ा  सेव इंडिया फॅमिली फाउंडेशन (SIFF) अपनी असहमति दर्ज कराती है.

कुछ आवश्यक बिंदु:  इस कानून को महिलाओ के पक्ष में बताना खतरनाक है क्योकि भारत में सत्तर प्रतिशत परिवार गरीब वर्ग में है जो ज्यादातर क़र्ज़ में डूबे है और जिनके पास संपत्ति नाम की कोई चीज़ नहीं है, जिनके ऊपर पहले से ही बेटी बेटो के भरण पोषण और उनके शादी ब्याह जैसी जिम्मेदारियां है. ये कानून केवल एक ख़ास वर्ग में सिमटी धनी महिलाओ को ध्यान में रखकर अस्तित्व में आया है. भारतीय जनता पार्टी, समाजवादी पार्टी, बहुजन समाज पार्टी जैसे राजनैतिक दलों को इसके विरोध में खड़े होकर इसके खिलाफ वोटिंग करनी चाहिए। ऐसा इसलिए कि इस कानून के पारित होने के बाद तलाक के प्रतिशत में अगले दस सालो में लभग तीस प्रतिशत तक की बढ़ोत्तरी हो सकती है.

प्रस्तावित हिन्दू विवाह संशोधन को सम्पूर्णता में देखे जाने की जरूरत है जैसे कि संयुक्त रूप से बच्चो का भरण पोषण, बच्चों की जिम्मेदारियों के वहन से सम्बंधित कानून की रौशनी में. सिर्फ मासिक भत्ते के निर्धारण में सक्रियता दिखाना उचित नहीं। क्या पति ताउम्र भत्ता गुज़ारा देता रहेगा संपत्ति बंटवारे के बाद भी जिसका हिस्सा खुद की संपत्ति और विरासत में मिली संपत्ति से मिलकर बनता है? ये कुछ अति महत्त्वपूर्ण बिंदु है जिनको संज्ञान में लेना आवश्यक है और इन्हें उनके बीच चर्चा में शामिल करना है जो इन कानूनों से प्रभावित हो रहे है. अव्यवस्थित रूप से निर्धारित बिन्दुओ को कानून बना के पास करना बेहद गलत है.

 सेव इंडिया फॅमिली फाउंडेशन (SIFF) का सरकार को निम्नलिखित सुझाव:

 

सरकार इस कानून को तुरंत वापस लें और मौजूदा संसदीय अधिवेशन में इसे ना पेश करे. सरकार इस कानून की भाषा में परिवतन करे और इस लिंग आधारित भेदों से ऊपर करे जिसमे पति (husband) और पत्नी (wife) को ” जीवनसाथी” ( spouse) और स्त्री (man) और पुरुष (woman) को ” व्यक्ति” (person) में परिवर्तित किया जाए. इसके साथ ही किसी भी जीवनसाथी को तलाक़ अर्जी का विरोध करने की छूट हो कानून की समानता के रौशनी में. सरकार इस बात का भी निर्धारण करे कि अर्जित संपत्ति के निर्माण में पत्नी का क्या सहयोग रहा है या पति के परिवार के भौतिक सम्पदा के विस्तार में क्या योगदान है. इसको निर्धारित करने का सूत्र विकसित किया जाए. इसके निर्धारण में शादी के अवधि को ध्यान में रखा जाए, बच्चो की संख्या का ध्यान रखा जाए, और क्या स्त्री कामकाजी है या घरेलु. अगर स्त्री तीन बच्चो की माता है, वृद्ध सदस्यों की देखरेख का जिम्मा ले रखा है, तो उसका योगदान अधिक है बजाय उस स्त्री के जो कामकाजी है और जिसके कोई बच्चे नहीं है एक साल की अवधि में.

इस सूत्र के मुताबिक ही किसी व्यवस्था को संचालित किया जाए जीवनसाथी को मासिक भरण पोषण के सन्दर्भ में, मुआवज़े के सन्दर्भ में या या किसी और समझौते के सन्दर्भ में. न्यायधीश महोदय इस सूत्र की रौशनी में अपने विवेक का इस्तेमाल कर उचित फैसले लें. लिहाज़ा इस सूत्र के अंतर्गत अगर स्त्री के सहयोग का अनुपात पति या उसके परिवार के संपत्ति के अर्जन में पूरी संपत्ति के मूल्य से अधिक है तो उसे पूरी संपत्ति पर हक दिया जा सकता है. अगर पत्नी इसको लेने से इनकार कर सकती है तो वो मासिक गुज़ारे भत्ते वाले विकल्प को अपना सकती है. कहने का तात्पर्य ये है कि संपत्ति में हिस्सेदारी के बाद उसका मासिक गुज़ारे भत्ते को लेते रहने का अधिकार ख़त्म हो जाता है. दोनों विकल्पों का लाभ लेने का हक जीवनसाथी को नहीं मिलना चहिये. सरकार को इस सूत्र को अस्तित्व में लाने के लिए एक कमेटी या योजना आयोग का गठन करना चाहिए.

सरकार को सयुंक्त भरण पोषण का अधिकार बच्चे के बायोलॉजिकल अभिभावक द्वारा और बच्चे के ग्रैंड पेरेंट्स से स्थायी संपर्क को अनिवार्य कर दिया जाए, जब तक कि कोर्ट इसके विपरीत राय ना रखती हो. इसके अनुपालन के अभाव को आपराधिक जुर्म के श्रेणी में रखाजाए। अगर कोई अभिभावक इस सयुंक्त भरण पोषण के जिम्मेदारी से मुंह मोड़ रहा है या ग्रैंड पेरेंट्स से संपर्क में बाधा डाल रहा है तो इसको अपराध माना जाए.

सरकार ये सुनिश्चित करे कि न्यायालय को अपने विवेक के अधिकार का इस्तेमाल करने की सीमित आज़ादी हो संपत्ति बटवारे के निर्धारण में, मासिक गुज़ारे भत्ते के सन्दर्भ में और बच्चे के पालन पोषण सम्बन्धी मामलो में. बहुत ज्यादा अधिकार न्यायालय को देने का मतलब ये होगा कि कोर्ट का अवांछित हस्तक्षेप मामले को और जटिल बना देगा या कोर्ट का गैर जिम्मेदाराना रूख स्थिति को और विकृत कर देगा। अधिकतर पुरुष फॅमिली कोर्ट पे भरोसा नहीं करते, क्योकि इस तरह की कोर्टपुरुषो के अधिकार के प्रति असंवेदनशील रही है. न्यायालय वर्षो लगा देती है पति को अपने बच्चो से मिलने का फैसला देने में और तब तक बच्चे की स्मृति पिता के सन्दर्भ में धूमिल पड़ जाती है.

सरकार ये सुनिश्चित करे कि महिला पैतृक संपत्ति और वहा अर्जित संपत्ति में जो हिस्सेदारी बनती हो उसे अधिग्रहित करे. उसे अपने कब्जे में लें. सरकार को हिन्दू विवाह अधिनियम में संशोधन करके महिला को अपने पिता के घर में रहने का स्थान सुनिश्चित करे , ताकि कम अवधि वाली शादी में अलगाव की सूरत में उसे रहने की जगह उपलब्ध हो. अगर माता पिता इस सूरत में उसे पति के घर जाने के लिये विवश करते है तो इसे अपराध की श्रेणी में रखा जाए. इसी प्रकार अगर महिला के माता पिता या महिला के भाई उसे पैतृक संपत्ति/ अर्जित संपत्ति में हिस्सा देने से इनकार करते है तो इसे असंज्ञेय प्रकार का अपराध माना जाए.

 

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Divorce cases double in AP

A woman activist who fights for men’s rights!

 A woman activist who fights for men’s rights!

She is an activist with a difference.
Dr Indu Subhash of Lucknow took Bareilly by storm on Sunday as she rooted for the rights of men in the country and advocated formation of a National Men’s Commission.
Her fight against “gender-biased laws” drew massive response from the people here, including women, who volunteered to take up the cause at their level.
“All laws are gender-biased and spoiling the lives of men. There are a number of men who commit suicide as laws, which should ideally be building families, are becoming the reason for their breakdown,” said Subhash, a Ph D in women’s studies, addressing a gathering held at Novelty Crossing.
“All laws are meant for protection of women, who are misusing them to harass men. For example, in the case of separation due to ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’, women are entitled to get half the share in her husband’s parental property. Is this right?” she asked.
Similar is the story with anti-rape law that, according to Subhash, gives immense power to women to misuse it like the domestic violence and dowry act. “And police are acting as a major tool in the misuse of the law,” she added.
Subhash urged the youths here to fight against the introduction of this bill, which is in the process of becoming a law.
Subhash, currently serving as a principal in a college in Sultanpur, started her fight in 2007 when her brother became a victim of one such law.
“My sister-in-law lost her mental stability after the death of her son and committed suicide. But, my brotherin-laws blamed our family for the murder and lodged an FIR under the dowry act. My whole family was tortured and put behind bars for nothing,” recalled Subhash.

The forgotten women: MiLs take on DiLs

The forgotten women: MiLs take on DiLs

She does not seem to like Ekta Kapoor. And she is fighting a tough and rare battle which many people frown upon. She is that part of the society which has been branded as the ‘accepted vamps’. She is Neena Dhulia, a mother, but unfortunately, she is also a mother-in-law. Today, she is in a convoluted battle for the deserved rights of the ‘forgotten women of India’ - the mother-in-laws (MiL).
Up against a society which has often termed MiLs as the demon and daughter-in-law (DiL) as the sati savitri, the laconic Neena has support from over 3000 other MiLs who have been harassed by their DiLs. Having founded the All India Mother-in-Law Protection Forum (AIMPF) in 2009 in Bangalore, she is on a dragooned mission, expressing her remorse, hoping that it will explode silently and effectually redound in the society.
“From seven members, today we have around 3000 members and all are mother-in-laws harassed by daughter-in-laws. We used to visit the The Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) which is a men’s rights organisation, every Sunday at Cubbon Park. It was here that mothers of harassed husbands started meeting and then one fine day, we decided to have a forum for ourselves so that our grievances are also heard,” said the 60-year-old Neena.
Fighting for justice, and more so, fighting to clear her name as the plotting and villainous MiL, she also has the strong support of her son, Virag who is an active member of the SIFF. Her trouble began when he married. Within two months, his wife left home because she did not want to stay with his parents. Thus, began the journey of the percipient mother and son to fight for justice, a fight for which they have been innocently pushed towards.
And the anger that has been building within her is evident when she speaks. “Today there are 15 laws for daughter-in-laws but none for mother-in-laws or sister-in-laws. These 15 laws are being grossly misused. We contacted the National Commission for Women and have written numerous letters, but they have vehemently refused to address our problems. We are not in their mandate,” said Neena.
According to her, the society, the print and electronic media have constantly been portraying mother-in-laws as monsters and vamps. “All the years, we care for our child and as soon as marriage happens, we become the demon. No mother would want to ruin her son’s life. It is false propaganda which is breaking up families. Today it is so easy for a daughter-in-law to go to a police station and file a complaint. It is like ordering a pizza. In many cases, it is just extortion,” she states.
Neena lambasts the government because she says that while today, the government has made laws like the 498 A and the Domestic Violence Act wherein a daughter-in-law can file a complaint but not a mother-in-law.
But her fight is long and she is hopeful. “I am sure the change will happen. Today, at least the mindset has changed. Earlier people were not even accepting that false cases were being registered,” she adds.

 

 

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1508482.ece 

'Dead' wife calls, says she was with lover in Coimbatore hotel

'Dead' wife calls, says she was with lover in Coimbatore hotel

CHENNAI: This was no call from the afterworld. But 28-year-old Ganga Devi will have a lot of explaining to do when she returns home.

The homemaker, who went missing from the city on July 13 and was believed to be dead, after the Kaveripakkam police in Vellore district found a highly decomposed body of a woman dumped in a sack last Wednesday, called relatives on Saturday night to inform them that she was alive.

The missing woman's husband Saravanan, a software engineer from Thiruvanmiyur, and his family misidentified the victim as his wife, Ganga Devi, who went missing on July 13.

Ganga Devi was with her lover in a hotel in Coimbatore when she read reports that she had been murdered. Her family was making arrangements to claim the body from the police.

Police said Saravanan was not convinced that the woman in the sack was his wife but concluded that it could be her after relatives said she appeared to look like Ganga Devi. The woman in the sack was naked and was wearing only a chain with a pendant and a wristband when police found the body.

"The body was too decomposed to make a conclusive identification and we decided to run DNA tests to determine if she really was Saravanan's wife," said an investigating officer.

Police said Ganga Devi telephoned her brother Sugumaran to inform him that she was alive. She said she was afraid to return home because her family knew that she had been with her lover Karthik, a neighbour of Ganga Devi's parents in Tirunindravur. "Since the family members were demanding her body, she decided to inform them that she was alive," the officer said.

'Missing' woman to arrive in city today

After reports that Ganga Devi was dead, her return has surprised many. "The woman and her lover ran out of money in Coimbatore," he said. "Ganga Devi said she would return with money that Karthik earned doing odd jobs during their five-day stay in Coimbatore."

She was to board a train from Coimbatore on Sunday and arrive in the city on Monday. The Kaveripakkam police will now have to go back to their case files and restart the probe to identify the woman who was killed and assumed to be Ganga Devi.

Talking about the probe after the woman's body was found, an investigating officer said that Saravanan was not convinced that the woman in the sack was his wife. But he concluded that it could be Ganga Devi after relatives said she appeared to look like her.

The body was highly decomposed and police could not identify the victim, Kaveripakkam inspector M Somasundaram said. "She appeared to have been killed at least four days before her body was discovered," he said. "Her body was swollen. We could find no trace of external injuries. " http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Dead-wife-calls-says-she-was-with-lover-in-Coimbatore-hotel/articleshow/21231973.cms 

2 Harrased Husbands, Mens Rights, Save Indian Family Foundation

प्राइम टाइम : पति की पैतृक संपत्ति में पत्नी का हक कितना जायज?

प्राइम टाइम : पति की पैतृक संपत्ति में पत्नी का हक कितना जायज?

Doctor arrested after nurse alleges rape over two years

Doctor arrested after nurse alleges rape over two years

NASHIK: A 28-year-old doctor was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly raping a 20-year-old nurse for over two years on the promise of marrying her.

In her complaint to the Bhadrakali police, the nurse said she was employed in a hospital from 2011 where the doctor also worked. She alleged that the doctor forced her into a physical relationship with him from 2011 to 2013 by holding out the promise of marriage.

The woman said that when she got pregnant, the doctor forced her to abort the fetus on May 25 this year. After that, he allegedly told her that he could not marry her. The woman also alleged that the doctor made insulting remarks about her belonging to the tribal community. The doctor was arrested under section 376 of the IPC (rape). He was produced in court on Thursday and sent to police custody till July 22. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Doctor-arrested-after-nurse-alleges-rape-over-two-years/articleshow/21152808.cms?intenttarget=no 

Husband will leak 'inappropriate' videos, says Yukta Mookhey

Husband will leak 'inappropriate' videos, says Yukta Mookhey

The Yukta Mookhey-Prince Tuli spat gets uglier by the minute. On Friday, Mookhey's lawyer told the court that Tuli has some "inappropriate" videos of the former beauty queen, which need to be seized, as he was threatening to leak them. Advocate Taubon Irani was opposing the anticipatory bail application filed by Tuli's lawyers, Avinash Gupta and Filji Frederick.

Tuli applied for anticipatory bail after Mookhey filed a case against him and her in-laws at Amboli police station under sections 498 A (cruelty), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 377 (unnatural sex) on July 3.

In the bail application, Tuli's lawyers have contested that the case was one year too late. "Right after leaving her home, she filed a domestic violence case in a family court. Then why did it take her an entire year to file an FIR? She had been living separately for a year."

The other grounds for seeking bail were that though Mookhey had accused Tuli of sodomy, there was no evidence to prove that, and that Tuli had been cooperating with the cops. They also said that Mookhey had taken all that was hers when she left.

Tuli had earlier alleged that Mookhey had left with Rs 35 lakh in cash. Her lawyer Irani, however said, "Who keeps that kind of cash at home?" Mookhey then said Tuli should be taken into custody immediately, as he had threatened to leak her video. "It can outrage a woman's modesty," she told the court.

She also alleged that though she took most of her belongings, she got only Rs 2 lakh out of the Rs 2 crore that she had brought as "stree dhan". She also referred to a special court's order, restraining Tuli from meeting his son. "He has flouted the court's order in the past. He is capable of doing it again. His psychological evaluation is pending in that court," Irani told the court.

The public prosecutor asked for Tuli's custody, saying he managed relief from the court on July 14 without anyone's knowledge and even though he has been attending the police station ever since, he needs to be taken into custody considering the gravity of the charges against him. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Husband-will-leak-inappropriate-videos-says-Yukta-Mookhey/articleshow/21184712.cms 

Advantage women: Amendment to marriage law makes divorce easier

Advantage women: Amendment to marriage law makes divorce easier

New Delhi: To make marriage laws more women-friendly, the government today approved a host of recommendations made by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on divorce and inheritance in the Marriage Laws Amendment Bill.

The amendment now makes filing for divorces easier by doing away with the provision that required a couple to file a 'joint application' after the mandatory waiting period.

In the existing provision, if a couple files for divorce - even when consensual - there is a mandatory waiting period of six to 18 months. After that, the couple needs to come back to the court to sanctify the divorce.

If the couple does not move a joint application, then the divorce is not sanctified.

Now, a judge can exercise discretion in granting divorce if one of the partners does not move a second joint application for divorce with mutual consent within three years.

The other big change in the law is on inheritance. The amendment provides for sufficient compensation to a woman from her husband's ancestral property in case of divorce.

Also, in cases where the ancestral property could not be divided, the woman is now entitled to get sufficient compensation by calculating her husband's share in it. The woman's share will be determined by a court of law.

The compensation can be worked out by the court hearing the divorce case if there is confusion over the amount, the amendment says.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/advantage-women-amendment-to-marriage-law-makes-divorce-easier-393564 

Indian marrid man suicide

False allegations against hubby also amount to cruelty

Law Misuse