A sessions judge holding a mediation session for a separated couple told the wife that she was not wearing a “bindi” or “mangalsutra”, asking her why her husband would be interested in her.<\/p>\n

In a LinkedIn<\/a> post shared by Pune-based disputes lawyer Ankur R Jahagirdar wrote that the couple had appeared before the judge for mediation in a domestic violence matter. The judge was encouraging them to resolve the dispute amicably. “I can see that you are not wearing a mangalsutra and bindi. If you don’t behave like a married woman, why would your husband show any interest in you?” the judge asked the woman.<\/p>\n

Mr Jahagirdar said that it is disappointing that no recourse exists to raise complaints regarding off-hand remarks by judges. “There is a lot more that happens in the district courts that would shock the conscience of any rational thinking educated person. Unfortunately, I think our society has a baseline tolerance for some outrageous things,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Recounting another such mediation, Mr Jahagirdar wrote that a sessions judge told one of his clients to show some flexibility. As per him, the judge told his client, “If a woman is earning well, she will always look for a husband who earns more than her and will never settle for someone who earns less. However, if a man who earns well is looking to marry, he might even marry a maid who washes utensils in his house. Look how flexible men are. You should also show some flexibility. Don’t be so rigid.”<\/p>\n

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