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The Madras High Court (HC) has ruled that the wife is not entitled for a share in the insured money, if her deceased husband did not contribute towards the premium payment.
In a recent ruling, Justice S Vaidyanathan passed interim order on a petition from G Asha, wife of Ganesh Raja of Veppampattu in Tiruvallur district. In case the deceased husband had not made any contribution towards premium, there is no justification on the wife’s part to seek her share, Justice Vaidyanathan said.
Justice Vaidyanathan sought to know who had paid the insurance premium in its entirety till the demise of Ganesh Raja, whether it was his father or he himself has paid or contributed towards the premium payment.
Judge laments absence of a law like Domestic Violence Act for men to lodge complaints against wives. The Madras High Court has observed that the present generation must understand that marriage is not a contract to be broken at the drop of a hat, but a sacramental event in a person’s life. The court also said: “Of course, the word ‘sacrament’ has no meaning after the coming into effect of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005 that approves live-in relationships.”
Justice S. Vaidyanathan further lamented that “unfortunately,” there was no law such as the Domestic Violence Act for the men to proceed against their wives. The observations were made while quashing the suspension of a government veterinarian on the basis of a complaint lodged by his wife, accusing him of domestic violence, just four days before the couple was granted divorce by a family court.
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