Should Compensation In Domestic Violence Cases Be Proportionate To Degree Of Offence Or Financial Status Of Offender? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court (on April 26) admitted a petition raising an important question of whether the compensation awarded to the victim of domestic violence should be commensurate with the degree of domestic violence suffered or the financial status of the guilty party. The matter was placed before Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra. In the present case, both parties...