Nadia District Meeting
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is a legislation, initiated
by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India to provide more
effective provision for maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens. It makes it a
legal obligation for children and heirs to provide maintenance to senior citizens and parents,
by monthly allowance. It also provides simple, speedy and inexpensive mechanism for the
protection of life and property of the older persons. After being passed by the Parliament of
India, it received President's assent on December 29, 2007.
Reports of the violation of women’s fundamental rights through physical, mental,
emotional, and sexual violence against women are commonplace in India. Violence against
women has taken particularly acute forms in circumstances where populations are already
marginalized, such as in areas affected by armed conflict, and areas undergoing mass
displacement. Triple Talaq is now banned in India which is a great victory for Muslim
Women. In traditional Islamic jurisprudence, triple talaq is considered to be a particularly
disapproved, but legally valid, form of divorce. Changing social conditions around the world
have led to increasing dissatisfaction with traditional Islamic law of divorce since the early
20th century and various reforms have been undertaken in different countries. Contrary to
practices adopted in most Muslim-majority countries, Muslim couples in India are not
required to register their marriage with civil authorities. Muslim marriages in India are
considered to be a private matter, unless the couple decided to register their marriage
under the Special Marriage Act of 1954. Owing to these historical factors, the checks that
have been placed on the husband's unilateral right of divorce by governments of other
countries and the prohibition of triple talaq were not implemented in India.
SLIC has been closely associated with the women’s movement for over two decades. The
Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI) is its national network of lawyers and social activists, that
uses the law to oppose all forms of gender-based discrimination and violence against
women and to increase women’s access to the justice system as a vital means to their
empowerment.
by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India to provide more
effective provision for maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens. It makes it a
legal obligation for children and heirs to provide maintenance to senior citizens and parents,
by monthly allowance. It also provides simple, speedy and inexpensive mechanism for the
protection of life and property of the older persons. After being passed by the Parliament of
India, it received President's assent on December 29, 2007.
Reports of the violation of women’s fundamental rights through physical, mental,
emotional, and sexual violence against women are commonplace in India. Violence against
women has taken particularly acute forms in circumstances where populations are already
marginalized, such as in areas affected by armed conflict, and areas undergoing mass
displacement. Triple Talaq is now banned in India which is a great victory for Muslim
Women. In traditional Islamic jurisprudence, triple talaq is considered to be a particularly
disapproved, but legally valid, form of divorce. Changing social conditions around the world
have led to increasing dissatisfaction with traditional Islamic law of divorce since the early
20th century and various reforms have been undertaken in different countries. Contrary to
practices adopted in most Muslim-majority countries, Muslim couples in India are not
required to register their marriage with civil authorities. Muslim marriages in India are
considered to be a private matter, unless the couple decided to register their marriage
under the Special Marriage Act of 1954. Owing to these historical factors, the checks that
have been placed on the husband's unilateral right of divorce by governments of other
countries and the prohibition of triple talaq were not implemented in India.
SLIC has been closely associated with the women’s movement for over two decades. The
Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI) is its national network of lawyers and social activists, that
uses the law to oppose all forms of gender-based discrimination and violence against
women and to increase women’s access to the justice system as a vital means to their
empowerment.