One of the limitations of the Constitution of India is that it does not adequately attend to gender justice. What evidence can you give to substantiate this charge? If you were writing the Constitution today, what provisions would you recommend for remedying this limitation?

The Constitution of India has some limitations also. It cannot be said that it is a perfect and lawless document. Given the social conditions within which the Constitution was made, it was only natural that there may be many controversial matters, that there would be many areas that needed careful revision. There are many limitations to this Constitution. One of the most important limitations, it appears to have glossed over some important issues of gender justice; particularly within the family. It does not adequately attend to the gender justice. There are unequal rights to women regarding family property and children. Certain basic social economic rights were relegated to the section on Directive Principles rather than made an integral feature of Fundamental Rights. Equal pay for the equal work for both men and women will be secured by the state. It was given in Directive Principles and not in Fundamental Rights. If I were writing the Constitution today I would recommand some provisions for the empowerment of women. I would like to make equal pay for equal work for men and women, a fundamental right and consequently delete it from the directives. I would like to clearly enunciate the inheritence of property and make women equal to men. Just like the reservation of seats for disadvantaged sections, I would like to make the provisions for reservation of at least thirty three percent seats for women in the central and State Legislatures.