DV act Civil Law ? smoke Screen and far from reality !! This misguiding report is a SMOKE screen and FAR from reality Look at the issues below
] Lawyers' Collective (a Delhi-based
] organisation), along with several other
] associations and organisations across the
] country, had been demanding such an Act for quite
] a long time. Although we wanted a lot more, this
] is just a beginning, that will take the struggle
one needs to really find out who these lawyers collective is ?
Is it another misguided patriarchial organisation which imagines that all women are sati savithris
Or
Is it SOME feminist(s) in disguise ??
] People must understand that this is a civil law
] and the scope for police comes in only at a very
] late stage- when things seem to go out of hand!
who decides that things have gone out of hand ?? the Irrate daughter in Law ? Can she ill treat everyone at home freely ? IF this law is so good, WHY IS THAT NO COMPLAINT CAN BE MADE AGAINST THE WIFE ? Why is the HUSBAND the ONLY target of this blooming act ??
What is this smoke screen about "..ghar jodne.."
if this is a CIVIL LAW why are men arrested UNDER DV act ? where was the protection officer when the first ever arrest under DV act was made by the police in TN ? there were DV cases and arrests ALL OVER THE country UNDER DV act !! if this IS a civil law, how did the arrests take place ? do these lawyers want men to be slaves at the hands of the women ?] in the Act. The other provisions, such as
] qualifications and other provisions, will be
] decided by the state government. So, we actually
] see that anyone and everyone is becoming a rescue
] officer. The ball is now in the court of the
] media and the NGOs, to build pressure and make
] right persons the rescue officers.
]
so THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE INDUSTRY !!!
This is a similar child support Industry and wife support industry in the west THAT WISHES TO MAKE MONEY AT THE COST OF THE HARASSED HUSBAND.
Net result, broken homes all over the west. single parenting. Rise in juvenile crime.
] So, we actually
] see that anyone and everyone is becoming a rescue
] officer.
This so called Delhi based lawyers group is accepting that "...anyone and everyone is becomming a "..rescue officer .." to rescue whome ? the irrate DAUGHTER IN LAW ??
Look at the pathetic escapism here ... "..now the media should rescue the act !! it seems the media should make the protection officers or rescue officers good people !!! what a SAD joke where men are at the receiving end :-(
regards
Vinayak
Jan 25 2007
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219182] Domestic Violence Act is civil, police may come
] in only at a later stage'
]
] Tarannum Manjul
]
] Lucknow, January 24: * Firstly, how do you
] perceive the Act ? Lot of people have been
] calling it as a "Ghar todne wala bill" , or an
] Act which threatens to break homes. Your comment.
]
] I would like to make this clear in the first
] place itself. This is not a 'home breaker' or a
] 'ghar todne wala act'. We activists and legal
] experts call it a 'ghar jodne wala' or 'home
] maker act'. People should not fear it, but women
] can now feel more secure from all types of
] domestic violence.
]
] * This Act has come after a lot of struggle,
] right? So, is it actually an end to the problems
] of all women suffering from domestic violence?
]
] Lawyers' Collective (a Delhi-based
] organisation), along with several other
] associations and organisations across the
] country, had been demanding such an Act for quite
] a long time. Although we wanted a lot more, this
] is just a beginning, that will take the struggle
] for women's rights somewhere. We may not say that
] it will end the problem, but it will surely give
] voice to women who are suffering and do not want
] to make it a criminal case.
]
]
] * Many people are still confused whether the Act
] comes under civil law or a criminal law. What is
] the sphere for conviction and police in this Act?
]
] People must understand that this is a civil law
] and the scope for police comes in only at a very
] late stage- when things seem to go out of hand!
] Initially, a woman will be approaching the
] protection (or rescue) officer appointed by the
] state, who will take care of the matter. Whether
] it is lodging the complaint with the judicial
] officers or calling the police or even referring
] the matter to any organisation, the entire task
] would be done by the rescue officer.
]
] * Are there any rules or norms for the state
] government or the Union Government about making
] the Act more clear and more available to the
] masses?
]
] This is the first time that any Act has clearly
] stated that the details of the Act should be made
] clear to the masses by the state government.
] Infact, the Act makes this the responsibility of
] the state government. In Section 11 of the PWDV
] Act, it is stated that this Act should be widely
] publicised by the state government. It may be
] through newspaper advertisements, through the
] district officials or through any other mass
] medium.
]
] * When the Act talks about protection officers,
] what are the provisions planned for them?
]
] The Act has stated that the tenure for the
] protection officer is three years. But
] ironically, there is no other provision mentioned
] in the Act. The other provisions, such as
] qualifications and other provisions, will be
] decided by the state government. So, we actually
] see that anyone and everyone is becoming a rescue
] officer. The ball is now in the court of the
] media and the NGOs, to build pressure and make
] right persons the rescue officers.
]