This book is part of our “Equality Now!” series of four resource books, one on each of CLPR’s key areas of rights-based work including disability rights, transgender persons’ rights, women’s rights and anti-caste discrimination.
This Book provides the legal framework on women’s rights in India and captures the most significant Supreme Court and High Court judgments which have shaped women’s rights in India in plain and simple language. These cases address both the realization and denial of women’s rights, offering a holistic understanding of how courts have interpreted and implemented gender justice.
This resource book aims to empower women, activists, policymakers, and other stakeholders with an accessible and practical guide to the legal landscape on women’s rights in India. It is organized into thematic sections, covering areas such as equality in the workplace, discrimination based on marriage and pregnancy, affirmative action, sexual harassment, rights within the family, sexual and reproductive rights, criminal laws and essential constitutional rights. This book is enriched through CLPR’s National Consultation with stakeholders, including leading women’s rights activists, academics, and lawyers, who contributed critical insights and feedback on the draft.
The book includes QR codes under each case summary which link to accessible and screen-reader friendly versions of the original judgments, and further includes highlights of significant paragraphs.
The link to the resource book, Gendering Equality: Court Decisions on Women’s Rights in India, is available here.
A screen reader-friendly version of this book is available here.