PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 7 -- The Allahabad high court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a directive to the central government to enact a law for the protection of men from "harassment" by their wives.

The PIL, filed by one Chandrama Vishvakarma, cited multiple news reports highlighting alleged hardships faced by men across the country. The petitioner claimed that existing laws were heavily skewed in favour of women, allegedly emboldening them to harass men.

Dismissing the petition, a division bench comprising chief justice Arun Bhansali and justice Kshitij Shailendra observed, "A perusal of the petition indicates that except for reference to certain news items, wholly cursory averments have been made in the petition seeki...