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Writing the judgment, CJI Ramana noted the disturbing trend of dowry deaths accounting for 40-50% of homicidal death of women in India and said it was because of the “pestiferous nature of dowry harassment, wherein married women are being subjected to cruelty because of covetous demands by husband and his relatives”.
India News: NEW DELHI: Observing that the “menace of dowry death” is increasing day by day, the Supreme Court on Friday gave a slew of directions on dealing with .
TN woman dies mysteriously within a month after wedding, kin suspect foul play
On March 10, Ezhumalai rang up Padmavathy s sister and informed her that Padmavathy attempted to kill herself due to frustration and has been admitted to the ICU of JIPMER.
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PUDUCHERRY: The family members and relatives of a 30-year-old woman, who died in mysterious circumstances, refused to accept her body from JIPMER. They alleged it to be a dowry death and agitated in front of the hospital on Friday.
According to police, Padmavathy of Villupuram in Tamil Nadu was married to Ezhumalai of Saram about 28 days ago. On March 10, Ezhumalai rang up Padmavathy s sister and informed her that Padmavathy attempted to kill herself due to frustration and has been admitted to the ICU of JIPMER.
Pension for freedom fightersâ divorced daughters concerns Supreme Court
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The SC has asked the Centre as to how much financial liability will a divorced daughter of a freedom fighter incur if given family pension like an unmarried or a widowed daughter. A bench of justices UU Lalit and KM Joseph posed the question after the Centre told it if at all the court allows family pension to divorced daughters of freedom fighters besides the unmarried and widowed daughters, then it will incur a financial liability and open a Pandora s box. How much will be the financial liability? DivorÂced daughtersâ cases would be very minimal and thus minimum liabiÂlity would be incurring. Divorce daughter cases are hardly of any number in the country , the benÂch said. It was dealing with a quesÂtion id a divorced woman is enÂtiÂtled to her freedom fighter faÂtherâs family pension like an unÂmÂÂaÂrried or widowed daughter as 2 HCs hav