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6. A brief excurse into the provisions of the D.V. Act is necessary to set the discussion in context. Domestic violence against women is a human rights and social rights issue that has engaged the attention of law and policy makers at global and national levels. The https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ genesis of the D.V Act can be traced to the General Recommendation XII (1989) passed by the U.N Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Taking note of Articles 2, 5, 11, 12 and 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), it was unanimously resolved by the Committee that State parties must put in place appropriate legislations to protect women against violence of any kind occurring within the family, at the work place or in any other area of social life. India ratified the CEDAW in 1993. However, a legislation to implement General Recommendation XII had to await another 12 years.

Statement of Objects and Reasons

1. Domestic violence is undoubtedly a human rights issue and serious deterrent to development. The Vienna Accord of 1994 and the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action (1995) have acknowledged this. The United Nations Committee on Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in its General Recommendation No. XII (1989) has recommended that State parties should act to protect women against violence of any kind especially that occurring within the family.