Judge to Battered Wife: Stop Whining

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Judge to Battered Wife: Stop Whining - Justice Bhaktavatsala stripped of all family cases

A high court judge in India has received a slap on the wrist for telling an allegedly battered wife to keep quiet, go home, and take care of her husband, The Hindu reports. Last month, Justice Bhaktavatsala ruled on a domestic violence case involving a 28-year-old woman who claimed she was beaten regularly, reports the Daily Mail. He told her: "Your husband is doing good business. He will take care of you. Why are you still talking about his beatings?"
She said she wouldn't go back to her husband, so Bhaktavatsala suggested the alleged wife-beater treat his wife and son to lunch. The judge also criticized a single female lawyer, saying that "family matters should be argued only by married people, not spinsters."

:o

 

[IanCG]

I don't trust anything from the Daily Mail.

Not saying this is entirely false, just that the Daily Mail can't be trusted.

 

[PreachersWife2004]

For a moment I thought this happened in the US.

But it didn't, so I'm not surprised.

 

[CrashTestPoster]

I laughed at this story. It really sounded like something off of The Onion. I'm sorry.

 

[variant]

It seems at least the man was stripped of hearing all family cases.

 

[craigerNY]

family matters should be argued only by married people, not spinsters.

lol, I didn't know people still used the word "spinster".

 

[Trogool]

I'm not sure being stripped of the right to hear family cases and cases involving custody is a "slap on the wrist".

 

[Jade Margery]

I particularly like the bit about how he doesn't think he did anything wrong.

Indian women are treated horribly. It's nice to see a bit of backlash, even if it's not much. Perhaps it's indicative of changing views in their country.

 

[trunks2k]

I laughed at this story. It really sounded like something off of The Onion. I'm sorry.

It's the Daily Mail, so I don't blame you.