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  'It would promote idleness...'- Delhi court rejects wife's application for maintenance

  India | April 05, 2023 17:44 IST

  Delhi court observed that equity means fairness and evenness and it cannot be applied solitarily upon the aggrieved wife.

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  Leander Paes committed various acts of domestic violence against Rhea Pillai: Court

  India | February 25, 2022 15:11 IST

  The court also directed Paes to pay monthly rent of Rs 50,000, apart from monthly maintenance of Rs 1 lakh to Pillai if the latter chooses to leave their shared residence.

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  Contrary to govt claims, domestic violence on the rise in India

  India | March 25, 2015 20:53 IST

  The latest report on domestic violence presented by Maneka Gandhi, minister of women and child development, in the parliament says “The number of cases registered under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 has gone down over the

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  Provide 33 pc reservation to women in police: Centre to States

  Politics | August 03, 2014 13:54 IST

  New Delhi: Inspired by Gujarat government, the Centre has urged all the states to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in their police forces to effectively deal with cases of sexual violence and crime