Calling it an “uncomfortable truth”, Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said that marriage, across cultures and eras, has been "misused as an instrument of subjugation against women", although contemporary legal and social reforms are gradually redefining it as a partnership of equality and respect.

“Across continents, cultures and eras, marriage has too often been misused as an instrument of subjugation against women,” he said while speaking at a seminar on 'Cross-Cultural Perspectives: Emerging trends and challenges in family law in England and India'.

"While this remains an uncomfortable truth, contemporary legal and social reforms in both jurisdictions are gradually transforming marriage from a site of inequality into a pious partnership grounded in dignity, mutual respect, and c

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