Personal Law in India: Reconciling Diversity with Gender Justice provides an in-depth and critical examination of India’s plural personal law system, which governs marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption, and inheritance across religious communities. The book analyzes how personal laws based on religion interact with constitutional principles of equality, dignity, and non-discrimination.
It explores major debates surrounding Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and customary personal laws, highlighting areas where gender inequality persists. The work discusses judicial interventions, legislative reforms, and landmark Supreme Court decisions that have shaped personal law jurisprudence, including issues related to divorce, succession, guardianship, and maintenance. Special attention is given to the tension between religious freedom and the constitutional mandate of gender justice.
The book also engages with the debate on the Uniform Civil Code and its implications for cultural diversity and women’s rights. By combining legal analysis with social and constitutional theory, it offers a nuanced understanding of how law can reconcile diversity with justice.
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