Mother in law harassment Mother in law harassment

2 months ago

My mother in law is interfering between me and my huaband and because i m not detected with TB she has kicked me out of the house, also she is saying me not to come back home and when i was detected with TB she did not give me proper food to eat. can i file a complaint against my mother in law

Anik

Responded 1 month ago

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A.Dear Client,

Instances of cruel treatment and harassment towards an ailing daughter-in-law by her mother-in-law warrant strong opposition. To address this, a complaint can be filed under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act before the relevant Magistrate. According to Section 12(1) of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, an application can be submitted by the aggrieved person, a Protection Officer, or someone on behalf of the aggrieved person. Before making any order, the Magistrate considers domestic incident reports from the Protection Officer or service provider. Section 17 of the Act grants aggrieved women the right to reside in a shared household.

Additionally, online complaints can be filed through the National Human Rights Commission website or by emailing [email protected] to the Chairpersons of the National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Women, State Human Rights Commission, and State Commission for Women. Seeking assistance from the State Commission of Women and NGOs dedicated to helping women in distress is also advisable.
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Abhimanyu Shandilya

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A.Dear client

You can certainly raise the concern and lodge a complaint to the Protection Officer under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act 2005. As a married woman you have all the rights to live with dignity in your marital home and no one can ask you to move out from there. Additionally your husband and in laws have the duty to ensure that you are well kept and fed.
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A.Dear Client,
Such kind of inhuman ill-treatment and harassment of a mother-in-law towards her ailing daughter-in-law deserves strong protest by filing a complaint under Sec.12 of the Domestic Violence Act before the Magistrate concerned. Under Section 12(1) of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, an aggrieved person or a Protection Officer or any other person on behalf of the aggrieved person may present an application to the Magistrate seeking one or more reliefs under this Act, provided that before passing any order on such application, the Magistrate shall take into consideration any domestic incident report received by him from the Protection Officer or the service provider. Section 17 of the Act casts a right to aggrieved women to reside in a shared household. Apart from this, you can make a complaint online (https://nhrc.nic.in/complaints/complaints/how-to-file-a-complaints) to the Chairperson, the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi and the State Human Rights Commission along with the Chairperson, National Commission for Women and State Commission for Women who are empowered to investigate complaints related to issues faced by women by sending an email to [email protected] or filing an online complaint. Further, you can also approach the State Commission of Women situated in your state, and seek help from the NGOs who rendered dedicated service to the women in distress.
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