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AN ANALYTICAL EXAMINATION OF PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF WOMEN’S RIGHT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, SUCCESSION AND OTHER PERSONAL LAWS

Heena S. Sheikh

Women rights are human rights as women are also born free so they are also entitled to have equal rights which are provided to men. it can be seen that women are having always inferior position than men and expected to be in home. It is believed that women should handle only home and children and she cannot or she should not work outside the home. But nowadays scenario has changed. If we want to achieve success globally, contribution of women is most important without that we cannot succeed. For such purpose it is important that women are provided with sufficient and equal rights so they can also contribute to the nation as well as world. India is a country where many rulers have ruled and consequently Indian culture has diversity. Different people of different religion lives here. According to which personal laws are enacted.  Every religion has their own customs and tradition. Muslim personal law applies to Muslims, Hindu law applies to Hindu, Christian law applies to Christians. Different personal laws has given different rights to women but this rights are not sufficient and equal as traditional mentality of people of India is male dominated. This paper analysis the rights of women provided by different personal laws and problems regarding women’s right in personal laws. It is an analytical study of rights given by personal laws to women and safeguarding legislation enacted by government for providing sufficient rights to women.


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