New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said legislative intervention may be needed to provide teeth to the anti-dowables that exist in line with strict caste scheduled and scheduled tribes (prevention of cruelty) acting to fight the increasing threat of abuse related to dowry and Female death.
Approve with the Advocate VK Biju, which appeared for the applicant – two social activists and a female lawyer who said he was a victim of dowry harassment, Judge Dy Chandrachud and when Bopanna said, “It is a field that requires legislative action after being debated the social situation and steps step improvement.
Court orders may have serious consequences.
“” Legislative actions may also have limited success as we have seen in other social problems.
Respect women must come from inside and developed as the social value of the core, “the bench said after Biju showed Cases of Mahar’s death recently and increased the number of cases of dowry harassment in Kerala which required the governor to visit women who were victims of dowry.
“We will refer to the Law Commission for a comprehensive review of existing laws against dowry abuse.
This problem requires a fresh look to be involved in compiling a suitable drug,” Bench said.
Biju highlighted that in the meantime, on the one hand, Parliament has stepped up by imposing criminal provisions, such as 304B part and part 498A from the praise of India, Dowry 1961 Law and the Women’s National Commission has also been formed, wide.
The prevalence of social crime requires a fresh look that gives more teeth to the law.
The applicant is looking for directions from the government to appoint in every government / public office, a prohibited officer officer, (equally similar to public information officers, under RTI Act, 2005) to implement the Law and Spirit law.
They have also looked for directions for registration of all the dowry articles on behalf of the woman at least for seven years of marriage.
The bench said the relief was searched for in the realm of legislative policy.
“Therefore, there is restraints on the jurisdiction of this court based on Article 32 of the Constitution to make a solution that basically requires legislative reform,” he said.
“At the same time, dialogue about considering what steps to support the existing laws on the subject can begin.
In this background that we have the view that it might be right if the Indian Law Commission considers the problem all his perspectives.
The applicant is in Liberty To submit research records and in all relevant aspects for the benefit of the Law Commission, “SC and threw petitions.
Dowry continues to be a social crime, the legislature needs to be in: SC
