Amit Agarwal
A division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta will hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to set up National Commission for Men on 3rd July (Monday).
The issue of domestic violence against married men and the resulting suicides have been brought into the spotlight by a recent PIL. To tackle this problem, the PIL seeks to establish guidelines and form a ‘National Commission for Men’ to safeguard their rights.
As per the petitioner’s PIL, which refers to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2021 data, a total of 164,033 individuals died by suicide, out of which 81,063 were married men and 28,680 were married women.
“Around 33.2 per cent men ended their lives because of family problems and 4.8 per cent due to marriage related issues in the year 2021. In this year total 1,18,979 men have committed suicides which are about (72 per cent) and total 45,026 women have committed suicides which are about 27 percent”, the PIL read.
The PIL has also requested the Supreme Court to call for directions from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to deal with the issue of suicide by married men and accept the complaints of men suffering from domestic violence.
The PIL further prayed to issue a direction/ recommendation to the Law Commission of India to conduct research on the suicides of married men suffering from domestic violence or family problems and marriage-related issues.
The PIL was filed by advocate Mahesh Kumar Tiwari.
