Starting March 8, 2022, female police personnel in Maharashtra will have their duty hours reduced to 8 hours per day, according to a directive from the DGP. Male staff will continue with 14-hour shifts.
Following a conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian students stranded in Kharkiv have been safely evacuated. The Russian government assisted in transporting the students to Ukraine’s western border by train.
A court in Jammu and Kashmir has fined a woman Rs. 10 lakh for misusing the Domestic Violence Act against her husband. The court condemned the abuse of legal process and directed the restoration of the husband’s rights to his home.
The High Court has decided that a daughter-in-law’s right to residence under Section 19 of the Domestic Violence (DV) Act is not absolute in a shared household. While upholding the eviction order against the daughter-in-law, the court granted a two-week stay to allow her time to find alternative housing.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has declared that denying physical relations within a marriage amounts to cruelty. This ruling supported a husband’s request for divorce after his wife repeatedly abandoned him and engaged in mental harassment.
A lawyer who was disqualified from a District Judge position because of a 498-A case filed by his wife has failed to get relief from the Supreme Court. Despite being acquitted of all charges, the Supreme Court upheld the decision to remove him from the list of candidates.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a marriage is not void just because the groom is under 21. This decision came after a father filed a complaint alleging that his daughter was kidnapped. The Court found that since the daughter married of her own free will and lived with her husband, the marriage is valid despite the groom’s age.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that relatives of a husband cannot be charged under Section 498A IPC merely for advising the wife to endure his cruel behavior. This decision came after a review of a case where the wife alleged physical and mental abuse, leading to two miscarriages. The Court found that advising tolerance does not equate to committing offenses under this section.
An ITBP constable, Yogeshwar Reddy, took his own life in Chanakyapuri on February 20 due to marital discord. The 33-year-old shot himself with his service weapon. A suicide note was found, but its contents have not been released.
In Ambednagar, Delhi, a 24-year-old woman was arrested for murdering her 55-year-old mother after a dispute over her leaving her husband. Her boyfriend, who was also involved, has been arrested.
