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A strong Indian family and society would ultimately lead to a stronger nation and for that to happen, women in the family have to be respected and empowered, Supreme Court has said
The Supreme Court of India has said that an Indian married man must become conscious of the fact that he would have to financially empower and provide for his wife.
"Such financial empowerment would place such a vulnerable wife in a more secure position in the family. Those Indian married men who are conscious of this aspect and who make available their financial resources for their spouse towards their personal expenses, apart from household expenditure, possibly by having a joint bank account or via an ATM card, must be acknowledged..", top court has added.
Noting that both ‘financial security’ as well as ‘security of residence’ of Indian women have to be protected and enhanced, Justice BV Nagarathna of the top court has said this would truly empower such Indian women who are referred to as ‘homemakers’ and who are the strength and backbone of an Indian family which is the fundamental unit of the Indian society which has to be maintained and strengthened.
"It goes without saying that a stable family which is emotionally connected and secure gives stability to the society for, it is within the family that precious values of life are learnt and built. It is these moral and ethical values which are inherited by a succeeding generation which would go a long way in building a strong Indian society which is the need of the hour. It is needless to observe that a strong Indian family and society would ultimately lead to a stronger nation. But, for that to happen, women in the family have to be respected and empowered!", the Court has said.
These observations have been made by the Supreme Court while holding that that a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
It has further observed that maintenance is a facet of gender parity and enabler of equality, not charity. Justice BV Nagarathna has said the protective provision of Section 125 ought to remain available to every divorced Muslim woman to avoid the absurd outcome of a section of Muslim women being left remediless under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.
Case Title: Mohd Abdul Samad vs. The State of Telangana & Anr
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