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Daughter-in-law should not be treated as domestic help, says Supreme Court

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  1. Sweettooth

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    A daughter-in-law should be treated as a family member and not the domestic help, and she cannot be "thrown out of her matrimonial home at any time", the Supreme Court has said, while expressing concern over instances of brides being burnt and tortured in the country.

    The top court said a bride must be respected in her matrimonial home as it "reflects the sensitivity of a civilised society."

    "A daughter-in-law is to be treated as a member of the family with warmth and affection and not as a stranger with respectable and ignoble indifference. She should not be treated as a house maid. No impression should be given that she can be thrown out of her matrimonial home at any time," a bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said.

    "Respect of a bride in her matrimonial home glorifies the solemnity and sanctity of marriage, reflects the sensitivity of a civilised society and eventually epitomises her aspirations dreamt of in nuptial bliss.

    "But the manner in which sometimes the bride is treated in many a home by the husband, in-law and the relatives creates a feeling of emotional numbness in society," it said.

    The Supreme Court made the observations while sentencing a man to five years imprisonment for torturing his wife, who committed suicide.

    The bench said it was a matter of great concern that brides in several cases were being treated with total insensitivity, destroying their desire to live.
     
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    Sadly, it's only in India that a judgment has to be passed to convey that dils are not servants.
     
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    The man got only 5 year imprisonment???That's not fair to girl and her family.
     
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    Unfortunately, a DIL has to commit suicide to get justice.
     
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    No matter what DIL has to make fresh rasam!
     
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    Hope this ruling applies to wife too that she should not be treated like a maid and thrown out at will !
     
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    Being treated as a servant is pretty subjective...
    The court will need to specify more.. in clear cases as to what is considered as being SERVANT..... in order to improve the living standards of a woman post marriage... esp in a country where the living std for a woman is sometimes bad much ahead of marriage itself.

    What all things a married woman can and should be doing... and what all is considered as over-work... what are the waivers for pregnancy or during any illness.
    Cos am already seeing a married woman not even getting up to get a glass of water to drink... she might choose to feel like a servant if she fetches her own water.... hence royalty and orderly activities need to be re-defined and clear indication of what applies to whom.
     
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    Well said , a servant gets paid , a wife gets nothing except roof , food and clothes , no respect, no money, she is not given her own jewels.
    One lady in her forties was made to leave her home due to her husband's harassment, when she took her jewels and the H said that he would put her in jail for stealing.
    She tried to commit suicide, was saved in time by H , he told the police and hospital that she was mad and depressed.
    He was not willing to give her a penny after 20 years of marriage .
    What type of punishment can be given in this case?
     
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    I agree with shilpama its really a subjective matter that what should be called as being treated like domestic help or like a stranger....because people don't say it directly but they show it from their behavior....its really difficult to prove...at least in india where justice is diificult to get even for very obvious crimes.....already there are many laws for women welfare but everybody treat those laws like dirt...so women will really get benefitted from this is really doubtful....I believe there are already so many laws on mental torture etc still so many ladies on indusladies :bonk....
     
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    The way workarounds are dug for dowry... so will be for SERVICE.
    Can their be serum to contain hatred, greed, jealousy and laziness????????
     

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