Over 4 lakh cases pending under Domestic Violence Act, Supreme Court told
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More than one lakh cases of domestic violence have been registered across the country under the Domestic Violence Act since its notification, NALSA told the Supreme Court.
A total of 4,71, 684 original cases and 21,088 appeals are pending under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act in the county, according to the data submitted by the National Legal Services Authority before the Supreme Court. The NALSA has submitted state-wise data regarding pendency of disposal of cases under the DV Act as of July 1, 2022.
As per the data, a total of 1,193,359 cases of domestic violence have been registered across the country under the Act since its notification.
According to NALSA’s data, a total of 2,02,880 cases have been registered since notification of the Act in Uttar Pradesh, making it the state with the maximum case registration followed by 1,96,717 cases having been registered in Maharashtra.
The maximum number of original cases as of July 1 are pending in Uttar Pradesh being 1,19,684, followed by 84,637 cases in Maharashtra, 27212 cases in Rajasthan and 27043 in Delhi.
The submissions have been made in a plea filed by NGO ‘ We the Women’ seeking directions for implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. The court had earlier called upon NALSA to state the number of cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, initiated till date and pending.
The court had also asked for details of how many cases the services of Protection Officer or Service Provider or shelter homes were required to be extended.
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