Justice Bindal stated that according to the data, the number of incidents of domestic violence has increased, the real crimes are still unreported.
Justice Bindal said this while speaking at a book-release event organised in the Delhi High Court.
The books, titled “Evaluation of Compensation Measures for Riot Victims in India” and “Protection of Women’s Rights against Domestic Violence in India”, have been written by Advocates Anil Kathuria and Renu Grover respectively.
Another aspect of these cases is the increase in their number due to false allegations, Justice Bindal said.
“I remember a case, which was settled through the Supreme Court’s mediation centre, where both parties (husband and wife) had filed 41 cases. What could be these 41 cases, it is everybody’s guess. In another pending matrimonial dispute, the husband and wife filed over 100 cases,” he said.
Such cases are clogging the legal system and tearing apart the social fabric, the apex court judge said.
“Here advocates have to play a positive role in checking such things, the reason being they can provide proper guidance and use mediation as a tool,” he said.
Justice Bindal said children are the biggest sufferers in matrimonial disputes.