Elderly Women And The Law In India: A Multidimensional Study Of Criminal Justice, Constitutional Guarantees, And Family Law Protections
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Prof. Kalpana R, Sastra University, Thanjavur
M.S. Varsha, Sastra University, Thanjavur
ABSTRACT
Generally speaking, in India, the elderly women constitute a particular section or space when we talk about the vulnerable groups. This vulnerability comes due to reasons of age, gender, economic dependence, and social marginalization, for example, depending on kids for daily necessities. India still protects such vulnerable groups by constitutional promises of equity, dignity, and social justice, but elderly women still face abuses, abandonment, and neglect. This mainly occurs due to internal reasons, such as familial behavior and settings. This research article primarily aims to analyze the legal system governing and protecting elderly women in India by examining how different law bodies are working.
The research undergoes a doctrinal research methodology, depending on legal statutory analysis, judicial precedents, and other literature sources. It firmly examines applicable criminal law provisions addressing offences of violence, neglect, and exploitation.
This paper mainly aims to bring out significant gaps, such as enforcement, lack of awareness among people, and biases that weaken legal protection for elderly women in India. This research at last concludes by advocating a real- time rights-based approach, not just limiting itself to paper, and an integrated approach combining legal reforms and social support mechanisms to ensure effective enforcement of rights for protection and dignity for elderly women in India.
Keywords: Elderly Women Legal Rights, Indian Family Law, Elderly Care & Access to Justice.
