New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) In a landmark move aimed at strengthening the enforcement of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 20) issued a slew of directions to the Central Government, States and Union Territories to ensure full and effective implementation of the law.
A bench, comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, passed the order while hearing a plea filed by the NGO, We the Women of India.
The Court expressed serious concern over the continued gaps in implementing the DV Act and said that it was time the law be translated into “real and accessible support” for aggrieved women.