@Querist,
Firstly I would like to express my deep sorrow that you are insulting a person who I call "The Senior" for no strong reason. You must appreciate his effort to add values to Lawyerclubindia in almost most of the threads. At least have a look over the threads he replied and I am sure you will feel your guilt.
Anyway,Coming to your conception of marriage in India and disapproval of the same,in reply,allow me to ask some simple questions-
1.Will you marry a girl/woman who got married but her husband(other person) doesn't consummate with her? Will you accept her as your wife and take her husband argument for granted that they have not yet consummated their marriage!!!???
2.Have you seen the plight of the women who are crushing under the male dominated society? How many of female Swiss citizen are living under plight and crushing under male dominated society.
3.Do Swiss citizen ask for dowry?
4.Will you accept affair of your wife as swiss citizen genrally do away with their marriage just like a contract.
5.How many cases are there of female foeticide!?
6.What is the rate of literacy?
7.What is s*x ratio in switzerland as compared to India?
8.How many cases of rape in swiss society?Can Indian woman/girl safely walk on roads after late night?
9.Do swiss men consider their wife as house keeper?
10.How many of Indian woman are in job as compared to Swiss women and how many of them think about the other family members.
11.How many of Swiss woman sacrifice their happiness to save a matrimonial home?
Think judiciouly.
Law points for you-
The sources of law in a land are society,custom,usages,some scripttttures(Manu Smriti in case of Indian Penal System,Yagvalakya,and so on). A good law is always tested against such sources. The process of law making goes as follows-
1.Proposal of Bill(Either by demand and wish of the people at large Or by some legislative panel)
2.President assent.
3.Introduced in loksabha
4.Introduced in Rajsabha
5.If passed by both houses,President assent to enact it as law.
6.Notification in Gazette of India.
7.Constitutionality Test by Apex court.
The test pointed out in number 7 is of most important in the interest of public at large.
Whenever a law is to be made,it's contitutionality is always challenged by PIL in Apex court.Same happened with the law or section you are having trouble with. The apex court,while taking due care of the position of women in India,regarded those laws as constitutional. The section 498-A itself was not bad in interest of the happenings and plight of the women is dowry greedy family but rather some high profile women gave this section different direction.Then supereme Court termed it as 'Legal Terrorism" and directed the subordinate courts to take such matters with wisdom and not only by facts presented in the case. Law commission also recommended to shun the misused law. Therefore,you cannot say that such law is absurd or Law makers are just blind.
In short I would like to emphasize that if you want law in india like Switzerland,then first make India a 'Switzerland'. Equality can be done only among equal classes. If a blind equality was followed in india then a poor earing 30 rupees daily and a Billionaire earing 30 lakhs per day would have been made to pay equal tax. So think on.....
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Thanks,
Regards,