Law And Women

Are Indian wives really weaponising domestic violence and maintenance laws?

Laws meant for women's protection are not misused but underused since pursuing maintenance and reporting cruelty is difficult for most Indian women.

Vineet Bhalla
· Dec 14, 2024 · 09:00 am
Lok Sabha passes bills extending women’s reservation to Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry assemblies

The two bills seek to reserve one-third of the seats in the legislative assemblies for women.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 13, 2023 · 01:03 pm
Women in live-in relationships are treated like concubines, says Rajasthan Human Rights Commission

The rights body said it was the responsibility of the state and central governments to protect women and introduce a separate law for cohabiting.

Scroll Staff
· Sep 05, 2019 · 12:08 pm

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