Guwahati, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded multiple states and union territories for failing to submit status reports on the implementation of the domestic violence law.

According to a report, the court granted them an additional four weeks to comply, with a penalty of Rs 5,000 to be paid to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre.

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Prasanna B Varale noted that Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal and Assam are among the defaulters.

While union territories like Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep, were among those who had not filed the required reports. ...