WORKING OF FAMILY COURTS IN INDIA : A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Keywords:
Counseling, Alternative Dispute Resolution, reconciliation, gender bias.Abstract
With the development of science, technology and industrialization , the family life of the people have been threatened. The diminishing effect of traditional values directly or indirectly resulted in domestic violence and erosion in family structure. To maintain peace and tranquility in the society the traditional judicial system not in a position to deliver speedy justice to the family litigants. To revive the traditional values and to regard the family laws, the Family Courts Act, 1984 has been enacted with aims and objectives to strengthen the family bond with counseling system and conciliation procedures by delivering speedy and effective justice. In the present paper an attempt has been taken to study the working of the family courts in India, which is an addition and alternative to our judicial system.
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