Our Demands

1. I want Law-makers and court uncle to give due consideration to the presence of a father in a child’s upbringing not only as a name but also as the natural guardian and also give fathers a fair chance to win custody cases without any prejudice, Fathers are for life, not just for conception.
   
   
2. I want child custody issues to be disposed off within 6 months of the date of application, or at least visitation be granted to the non–custodian parent (fathers generally) in two hearings or three months whichever is earlier from the date of application and the granted visitation be of such nature so that it can build a sustainable parent–child relationship between the child(ren) and the non – custodian parent,
   
   
3. I want child interviews should be conducted for complex cases only after the child has been allowed to spend nearly equal and quality time with both the parents and such interviews be limited to adolescents only and then too the interview be viewed as a guiding evidence only and not a primary one.
   
   
4. I want children below the age of seven years should not be exposed to choice making between the parents as the process itself is cruelty to child (ren).
   
   
5. I want that if child access granted by courts are denied or subverted by the parent having the custody, strict actions (including penalty and stay of maintenance till court judgments are complied with) must be taken and child access as granted should be ensured.
   
   
6. I want National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) should open offices in all tier I and tier II cities and address complaints related to child welfare within a specified time frame with reasonable accountability.
   
   
7. I want Orientation programs for court judges of family courts to be conducted by psychologists to sensitize them to child related issues.
   
   
8. I want Special courts to be setup for child custody cases, so that spousal conflicts do not interfere in child custody matters.
   
   
9. I want India should also be a signatory to the International Hague Convention for honoring foreign court judgments in India.
   
   
10. I want Law-makers to declare Parental Abduction as a heinous crime and prescribe strict punishment for it by describing it as a cognizable, non–bailable and non–compoundable offense. As "Parents have no idea how much they are hurting their children when they prime their child to criticize the other parent."
    
    
11. I want Government of India to ensure that NRI rights under laws of custody and access of the laws of NRI country are respected in India.
    
    
12. I want Indian courts should have a liberal view on men accused of allegations under section 498a of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) while deciding their child custody cases. An allegedly bad husband need not be a bad father and as the father is the natural guardian of the child, the misfortune of the incompatibility between his / her parents should be prevented from tricking as an impediment into the child’s welfare. Moreover the misuse of 498a by women being a known fact coupled with its low conviction rate, the mere presence of the allegations under section 498a of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) should not act as a deterrent towards passing custody (interim or full) / visitation orders in favor of the fathers if the situation so warrants.
    
    
13. I want to emphasize on the need for a separate child welfare ministry separating it from the current clubbed scenario of Women and Child Development Ministry, wherein child rights are sidelined and almost not an issue to the WCD ministry. Children may be small, but child rights are BIG.
    
    
14. I want 498a IPC to be made gender neutral and bailable.
    
    
15. I want the name of Domestic Violence Act 2005 to be changed to Domestic Harmony Act and I also demand it to be Gender Neutral.
    
    
16. I want separate ministry for “Men-Welfare”.
    
    
17. I want justice to be served to men and child like me as I want father in my life not a visitor.