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"Society Must Change": Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Reforms In Dowry, Domestic Violence Laws
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL which sought the appointment of an expert committee to review and reform the existing dowry and domestic violence laws to stop their misuse.
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Plea In Supreme Court Calls For Reform In Dowry And Domestic Violence Laws
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking reform in domestic violence laws and to prevent their misuse in the wake of the recent tragic incident of Atul Subhash's suicide case.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.
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Right To Residence In Matrimonial Home Includes Right To Safe, Healthy Living: High Court
Right to residence in a matrimonial home under the law against domestic violence subsumes the right to safe and healthy living, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Domestic Violence Law Entitles Women To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Court
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said.
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Male Family Member, Husband Not Protected: Court On Domestic Violence Law
The Delhi High Court has said that prima facie the protection under the domestic violence law, which aims at protecting married women from cruelty, is not available to a male member of a family particularly the husband.
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Live-In Relationships Covered Under Domestic Violence Law: Government
Live-in relationships, which are in the nature of marriage, are covered under the provisions of the protection of domestic violence law, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing Supreme Court judgments.
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Hate Crimes in US: Experts Highlight Increasing Online Videos on Gun Violence to Spread Radicalisation
American law enforcement officials and experts on extremism are taking increasing notice of the sprawling online space devoted to guns and gun rights. The federal authorities have also taken notice, increasing funding for investigations into domestic terrorism.
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Daughter-In-Law Has No Indefeasible Right Of Residence, Can Be Evicted: High Court
Delhi High Court has said that a daughter-in-law does not have an indefeasible right of residence in a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act and she can be evicted at the behest of aged in-laws who are entitled to live peacefully.
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Angelina Jolie, At US Capitol, Presses For Domestic Violence Law
Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures to combat domestic violence.
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Supreme Court Terms 2005 Law On Domestic Violence As ''Milestone''
Terming the 2005 law on protection of women from domestic violence as a "milestone", the Supreme Court Thursday said such offences against them is "rampant" in this country and face "violence in some form or the other on almost every day".
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Four Wounded As Gunman Chases Wife Into US Court Building
A man chased his estranged wife into a crowded Pennsylvania court building where they were due to appear for a domestic violence hearing on Wednesday, then shot and wounded her before he was fatally shot by police, according to law enforcement and local media.
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Complaint Of Domestic Violence Can Be Filed Even After Divorce, Says Supreme Court
A woman can lodge a complaint under the domestic violence law against the excesses committed by her husband even after the dissolution of marriage, the Supreme Court has said.
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No Names But Sonia Gandhi's Sharp Attack On Mob Violence Had One Target
In a veiled but scathing attack on the NDA government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the culture of vigilante violence in the country that she said was being actively supported by those supposed to enforce the law. Without naming the BJP-led government at the centre, Mrs Gandhi said the country's inclusive concept was "unde...
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Rs 40,000 Maintenance Not High For Two Kids In Big City Like Delhi, Says Court
A Delhi court declined to reduce maintenance amount of Rs 40,000 which a man should pay to his two minor daughters citing high cost of living. His wife had also claimed maintenance for herself.
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"Society Must Change": Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Reforms In Dowry, Domestic Violence Laws
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL which sought the appointment of an expert committee to review and reform the existing dowry and domestic violence laws to stop their misuse.
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Plea In Supreme Court Calls For Reform In Dowry And Domestic Violence Laws
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking reform in domestic violence laws and to prevent their misuse in the wake of the recent tragic incident of Atul Subhash's suicide case.
-
US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.
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Right To Residence In Matrimonial Home Includes Right To Safe, Healthy Living: High Court
Right to residence in a matrimonial home under the law against domestic violence subsumes the right to safe and healthy living, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Domestic Violence Law Entitles Women To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Court
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said.
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Male Family Member, Husband Not Protected: Court On Domestic Violence Law
The Delhi High Court has said that prima facie the protection under the domestic violence law, which aims at protecting married women from cruelty, is not available to a male member of a family particularly the husband.
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Live-In Relationships Covered Under Domestic Violence Law: Government
Live-in relationships, which are in the nature of marriage, are covered under the provisions of the protection of domestic violence law, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, citing Supreme Court judgments.
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Hate Crimes in US: Experts Highlight Increasing Online Videos on Gun Violence to Spread Radicalisation
American law enforcement officials and experts on extremism are taking increasing notice of the sprawling online space devoted to guns and gun rights. The federal authorities have also taken notice, increasing funding for investigations into domestic terrorism.
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Daughter-In-Law Has No Indefeasible Right Of Residence, Can Be Evicted: High Court
Delhi High Court has said that a daughter-in-law does not have an indefeasible right of residence in a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act and she can be evicted at the behest of aged in-laws who are entitled to live peacefully.
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Angelina Jolie, At US Capitol, Presses For Domestic Violence Law
Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures to combat domestic violence.
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Supreme Court Terms 2005 Law On Domestic Violence As ''Milestone''
Terming the 2005 law on protection of women from domestic violence as a "milestone", the Supreme Court Thursday said such offences against them is "rampant" in this country and face "violence in some form or the other on almost every day".
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Four Wounded As Gunman Chases Wife Into US Court Building
A man chased his estranged wife into a crowded Pennsylvania court building where they were due to appear for a domestic violence hearing on Wednesday, then shot and wounded her before he was fatally shot by police, according to law enforcement and local media.
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Complaint Of Domestic Violence Can Be Filed Even After Divorce, Says Supreme Court
A woman can lodge a complaint under the domestic violence law against the excesses committed by her husband even after the dissolution of marriage, the Supreme Court has said.
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No Names But Sonia Gandhi's Sharp Attack On Mob Violence Had One Target
In a veiled but scathing attack on the NDA government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the culture of vigilante violence in the country that she said was being actively supported by those supposed to enforce the law. Without naming the BJP-led government at the centre, Mrs Gandhi said the country's inclusive concept was "unde...
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Rs 40,000 Maintenance Not High For Two Kids In Big City Like Delhi, Says Court
A Delhi court declined to reduce maintenance amount of Rs 40,000 which a man should pay to his two minor daughters citing high cost of living. His wife had also claimed maintenance for herself.
