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Only 10% of lower court cases filed by women -Pradeep Thakur

-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Though women comprise nearly half the country's population and are often at the receiving end of family and property disputes, besides crimes, few of them move courts to seek redress.

This is borne out by the fact that just a little over 10% of the 2.55 crore cases pending in subordinate and district courts across the country have been filed by women.

A key aspect of pending litigation is that of the 90% cases filed by men, 70% are criminal cases, whereas among those filed by women, criminal cases add up to less than 50% despite widespread incidence of domestic violence and harassment against them.

The fact that nearly 90% of all cases are filed by men indicates the patriarchal structure of society where men continue to take decisions in matters of family and personal disputes.

Six states have a higher percentage of women litigants than the national average (10.3%).

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