Maharashtra government has begun the process of appointing protection officers under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) to help aggrieved women, the Bombay High Court was informed here today.

Hearing a petition, a division bench, comprising Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Anil Menon, expressed satisfaction at the substantial compliance made by Maharashtra government in appointing protection officers. Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani informed the HC that training programmes for protection officers are on, after which they would assume full time duty.