Dear Folks, There exists nothing called gender equality and we all know that deep down. Men are good at somethings and women are at others. That doesnt necessarily mean women are confined to the indoors. So feminists dont take to heart. A man who does not earn or doesnot earn well has low self esteem, no matter what part of world he stays in. Whereas a female needs a family and home which give her a sense of security. This concept knows no borders and how much so ever we deny or think otherwise we all know it is a FACT. So where does the idea of providing maintenance to a Man by a Woman come from. Average salaries world over of women is less than half of their male counterparts. So how can SHE support HIM ? Its cruel on the woman to pass on such a biased judgement against her. Whereas the men who support it should open their eyes and be ashamed. This is another incident of Male Chauvinism. Being a male myself this incident has made me Fall From Grace.
Why not? If we truly believe in equality then why not? At the same time why have reservation in the parliament. Instead educate men/women to treat each other as equals in all respect. This has to be taught from the childhood. It will take probably a generation or two for the attitude to set in, but it will be very good for everybody.
This section 24 of HMA (Hindu Marriage Act) was misused by ladies for a long time. The court is absolutely right in giving the equal status to husband. I also feel husbands should also be treated in respect of 498A ipc. He should also be given right to lodge harrassment or mental torture case against his wife. For this, the word "husband" should be replaced by word "spouse" in section 498A of IPC.
The court must intervene in this matter also and make changes in 498A.
The word \"maintenance\" used for alimony is generally misread. When we say that wife gets alimony at the time the divorce decree is granted, then I would ask most of the people that what about the marital status of a women who is innocent & whose marriage is solemnised on the basis of fraud by the groom\'s side.Yes i agree that law should be equal to both but i feel when alimony is to be bear by the other party then all factors should be considered before making a decision. If a fraud on account of mental illness has been discovered by the girl for which she & her parents have been kept in dark even if the guy is not earning, punishment to the parents of the groom should be given so that they do not repeat the mistake again to spoil the other girl\'s life & vice-versa should happen to the bride\'s side if the fraud is from her side. So taking into consideration the factors the alimony of the other party is to be decided.Also if the court has given a decision that a husband is not earning & he should be given alimony for the maintenance then most of the husband who are of selfish nature will leave the job taking into pride the decision of the court & harrassing the wives for alimony
There are other laws also for wives/women which are too biased e.g. section 498A IPC i.e. Dowry Law.
This law is being grossly misused by wives. Wives leave their husbands to join their lovers/mother/ father and implicate husband and his family in a false 498A case. Then they file for maintenance to harras his husband in order to get an early divorce. Wives also take huge monenies to take back false 498A complaints.
I wonder, how a Man would be Man enough, to accept the compensation from his Wife. I would prefer death rather than to feel ashamed of my Manhood, for the rest of my Life. The people who support the decision, i think lack Vision and sensiblity at the first place. The courtroom people have been committing these blunders since a long, and if we do support them like this...Only God can save our Country.
Moreover, it is not about gender equality, it is about moral values. A man and a woman have been given different domains by God and we cannot be equal at every front.
