Rise in divorce cases, social sciences, is concerned
Social sciences, and marriage counsellors say that the divorce rate in Mumbai. The focus moves from physical abuse and the prevalence of the common system of family adultery, women increasingly stand up against harassment, psychological torture and their growing economic independence that force him to fight.
While in the years 1997, 2234 cases of divorce was filed, this number has gone up to 2936 cases in 1999. In addition to more than 3000 cases of physical and psychological violence are filed each year with women’s organizations.
Before adviser said Madhavi Desai, practices within the Family Court of Justice in Bandra, “It is interesting to note that the reasons to change the matrimonial disputes. In the past, given that the prevalence of the common system of family, he there were problems with the law. Changed: - today, harassment, adultery, violence and temperamentvollen differences are the main causes. ”
Lakshmi Lingam, the Women’s Studies Unit, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), explains: “It has been an increase in violence in recent years as the definition of violence itself has a huge change. Previously, it was perceived as a body. Nowadays, the definition is expanded to mental torture. The number of cases have been identified as women do not want schlampige treatment. In addition, its support structure and economic independence has increased. ”
Council since 1989, Desai said: “Our studies show that divorce for two arranged marriages and love are the same. The average age of couples, reducing the divorce. Often they want a divorce within one year of marriage! Reasons such as impotence, incompatibility “.
Advocate Ashok Shahani, from the management of divorce cases in 15 years, said: “Given that the choice of most women prefer painful anniversary of the end, but they may be less dramatic forms of redressal jurisdiction. There are several laws , According to the nature of the complaint. IPC such as laws are difficult to 498 A, and the husband defaulting could be a major problem, even without registering for the spouse of a divorce. ”
Do not reach all cases of divorce scene, though. According to the Court of figures, over 70 per cent of cases ending in divorce. Time heals a lot of bruised relations. And the family test may be lengthy.