I have been contemplating to file a petition in a high court on this subject from some time now…
Inspiration from Kar HC:
Law involved:
12. Application to Magistrate.—
(1) 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.
(2) xxxxx
(3) xxxxx
(4) xxxxx
(5) The Magistrate shall Endeavour to dispose of every application made under sub-section (1) within a period of sixty days from the date of its first hearing.
2022-06-28:
Sent Reg Posts to all 13 District Judge Courts in AP, asking for information on
- how many DV cases were filed in 2019, 2020 and 2021 in their jurisdictional district,
- how may were disposed in 2019, 2020 and 2021 in their jurisdictional district, and
- how many were disposed within 60 days, in 2019, 2020 and 2021 in their jurisdictional district.
They have 30 days time to reply to me. Will file the PIL in August.
Writ Public Interest Petition:
MASTER LIST here.
