Marriage Does Not Grant Men Unquestioned Authority Over Their Wives; Woman’s Endurance Must Not Be Misconstrued as Consent: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that marriage does not entitle men to exercise unquestioned authority over their wives and that ensuring a wife’s comfort, safety, and dignity is not a secondary duty but a core obligation of the marital bond. Justice L. Victoria Gowri, while setting aside the acquittal of an octogenarian husband, made a strong observation that men must unlearn inherited patriarchal beliefs that equate marriage with control.…
