Judge laments absence of a law like Domestic Violence Act for men to lodge complaints against wives. The Madras High Court has observed that the present generation must understand that marriage is not a contract to be broken at the drop of a hat, but a sacramental event in a person’s life. The court also said: “Of course, the word ‘sacrament’ has no meaning after the coming into effect of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005 that approves live-in relationships.”
Justice S. Vaidyanathan further lamented that “unfortunately,” there was no law such as the Domestic Violence Act for the men to proceed against their wives. The observations were made while quashing the suspension of a government veterinarian on the basis of a complaint lodged by his wife, accusing him of domestic violence, just four days before the couple was granted divorce by a family court.