Justice Asha Menon of the Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that rather than the enactment of more new laws, it is the implementation of existing gender equality and women protection laws that matter.
Justice Menon made pertinent observations on the issue as part of a discussion hosted by the Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum on Evolving a Feminist Jurisprudence.
On being asked a question on the Indian legal framework for the protection of women, in line with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Justice Asha Menon noted that India has enough laws to protect women. It is on the implementation from where we take a hit, she pointed out.
“We have enough laws to protect women in the home, the office, against bodily energy, whether domestic or criminal like sexual offences. We have beneficial legislation for taking care of women … I think India has responded to many of the international obligations but when it comes to the implementation, you look left and right and wonder what went wrong”, she observed.
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