A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking discussions on the setting up of a National Commission for Men.
The petition also asked the Supreme Court to issue directions to the National Human Rights Commission to deal with the issue of suicide by married men. It also wants NHRC to accept complaints of men suffering domestic violence.
The petitioner cited NCRB's suicide data from 2021 to claim that over 81,000 people who ended their lives were married men, while over 28,000 were married women.