<div><font color="Navy">Changing times for women
By Editor - Asian Age
8 Mar 2012
THE JUDICIARY in India has been the guiding force behind a number of legislations that have helped in bettering the lives of women.
Thanks to landmark judgments, women are now eligible for a share in ancestral property, able to work in offices in dignity, exercise their reproductive rights, continue using their maiden names after marriage, and secure equal rights in the armed forces.
The judiciary has also been instrumental in finetuning laws related to marriage and divorce, inheritance, guardianship of minor children, child prostitution and protection of sex workers from exploitation.
Right from Shah Bano to Visakha and Geeta Hariharan, the Supreme Court of India has been in the forefront, not only protecting the rights of women, but also ensuring that they get their due.
Courts in India have touched on practically every aspect concerning women, redefining the term
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By Editor - Asian Age
8 Mar 2012
THE JUDICIARY in India has been the guiding force behind a number of legislations that have helped in bettering the lives of women.
Thanks to landmark judgments, women are now eligible for a share in ancestral property, able to work in offices in dignity, exercise their reproductive rights, continue using their maiden names after marriage, and secure equal rights in the armed forces.
The judiciary has also been instrumental in finetuning laws related to marriage and divorce, inheritance, guardianship of minor children, child prostitution and protection of sex workers from exploitation.
Right from Shah Bano to Visakha and Geeta Hariharan, the Supreme Court of India has been in the forefront, not only protecting the rights of women, but also ensuring that they get their due.
Courts in India have touched on practically every aspect concerning women, redefining the term
More...