If your husband has not filed his appearance nor any reply in spite of proper service magistrate can proceed with the complaint and grant you interim reliefs. Court can pass interim orders for maintenance and also protection order in your favour. Section 12 of DV act provides that magistrate shall endeavor to dispose of every application made within 60 days from date of first hearing. However on account of backlog of cases it is not possible to dispose of applications within period of 60 days.

If the magistrate is not taking any steps in matter in spite of proper service you can move the HC to direct the magistrate to dispose of application expeditiously.

As far as divorce is concerned, contested divorce petition take years to be disposed of.

Above is one way and being legal recourse it may take time.You said he also abuses his parent,can you find ,if he has some psychological problem.Also try to find what is the reason of odd behavior.There may be some hope of happy living.

Anil Gupta,

Delhi,[deleted]

u have to give police complaint for harassment then they will bend, so u need to have a detail discussion and action to get speedy relief

Request your lawyer to file petition for paper publication instead sending notice through post and in case after paper publication he fails to appear your case will be decided ex-parte.

Ex-party is that case decided without him and on your plea as he is not coming forward.Normally it will be in your favor.

Anil Gupta

Delhi

The most efficacious remedy in order to speed up the trial which is inordinately delayed is to move the High Court.

agree with experts

in event your husband is served and he does not appear in court personally or through a lawyer court can proceed in his absence . it is known as ex parte . it is in your favour as you dont have any opposition from your husband to reliefs claimed by you in your DV complaint