New Delhi: Evolution of India’s judicial system notwithstanding, judicial interpretations have failed to capture the lived realities of women, Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai made this big admission in Delhi recently before a gathering of lawyers and other attendees . Vigilance of civil society, the persistence of women’s movements and the courage of ordinary citizens have together kept the judiciary accountable.

Gavai was delivering the 30th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture on ‘Justice for all: Building a Gender Equal and Inclusive India’ at the Multipurpose Hall of the India International Centre, Delhi. The lecture series commemorates Justice Sunanda Bhandare, an advocate and distinguished judge at the Delhi High Court.

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