Gender Justice And Women's Empowerment: Addressing Offences Against Women Through The Lens Of The Supreme Court
- IJLLR Journal
- Jul 8, 2025
- 1 min read
Ajeet Kumar, Research Scholar, Department of Law, University of Allahabad
ABSTRACT
The Indian constitution and society are moral and progressive because they promote women's rights and gender equality. Because of crimes against women such as sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual harassment at work, and honour crimes, the Supreme Court of India and other courts have had to alter their interpretation and enforcement of gender-sensitive legislation. This article goes into great length on how the Supreme Court handles these charges and how it has transitioned from a traditional legalistic approach to one based on basic principles such as dignity, independence, and equality. The Court has strengthened Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 by adopting decisions that protect women's rights to live in safety, freedom, and dignity. The court has reprimanded individuals who mistreat women and urged society to change the standards so that males are not required to follow them. This article contends that the Supreme Court's rules are a strong method for advancing gender equity and giving women greater power, even if there are still hurdles to putting them into action and many people are unwilling to do so. When it comes to justice, the courts are still concerned with gender. Their judgments show that they still want to change the Constitution to make it more egalitarian.
Keywords: Gender Justice, Gender Identity, Gender Equality, Gender Discrimination, and Women Empowerment.
