Supreme Court on Women Justice - Cases and Materials

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Contents
1.    Gender Justice—Social, Legal & Constitutional Aspects
2.    Right of Women to Make Choices
3.    Compensation to and Rehabilitation of Victims of Crime
4.    Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC and Muslim Women
5.    Indian Penal Code—Cases on
6.    Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
7.    Right to Privacy, Test of Virginity and Potency
8.    Female Prisoner's Protection against Torture and Right to Speedy Trial
9.    Nirbhaya Rape Case— A game Changer Verdict
10.  Justice J. S. Verma Committee on Women and Criminal Law
Appendices
Text and Extracts of Act Relevant for Women
I.     The Constitution of India, 1950
II.    The Indian Penal Code, 1860
III.   The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
IV.   The Evidence Act, 1872
V.     The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
VI.    The National Commission for Women Act, 1990
VII.   The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
VIII.  The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986)
IX.    The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (3 of 1988)
X.     The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
XI.    The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
XII.   The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (104 of 1956)
XIII.  The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
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Author Details
Prof. SATISH C. SHASTRI is a well-known environmentalist and is presently Dean, Faculty of Law, MITS (Deemed University), Lakshmangarh, Prof, Shastri is also an Executive Member of the Commonwealth Legal Association, South Asia; Member of the Governing Council of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He has an experience of 41 years teaching to his credit.
He has also served as Dean, Faculty of Law and Head, Department of Law at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Having done his LLM and PhD from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and he did MSL in Environmental Law from the Vermont Law School, US.
He was awarded first prize under Medini Puraskar by the Department of Forest and Environment, Indian Government for his book, Dhwani Pradushan. He has also been honoured by various institutions for his academic achievements.
Prof. Shastri got the opportunity to visit and lecture at various legal and environmental law institutions in India, viz., the National Law School of India University, Bangalore; CPR Environmental Education Centre, Chennai; Indian Law Institute, Delhi; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and in universities abroad, viz., Humboldt University, Germany; the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Bangkok; Waterloo University, Environmental Studies Centre, Canada; Salford University, Salford (UK); Dartmouth College, US; Vermont Law School, US; Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Thailand); and Singapore University, Singapore on various aspects of environmental management.
He also has the distinction to have been the nominee of the UGC, New Delhi as a Member of the Human Rights Education Task Force of the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi.
He led an Indian delegation to the "South Asia Law Forum" held in China on 2-4 November 2015.
He was also appointed as the first Director of the Academy of Legal Studies, Bar Council of India, New Delhi.
Recently, he has been nominated as Member of the National Legal Education Committee of the Bar Council of India, New Delhi and Executive Member of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association, South Asia.
He was Dean, Students' Welfare (1994-2001) and International Students' Advisor of the University of Rajasthan (1994-2001) as also Chief Proctor of the University (1981-1985), He has also been Member of Senate and Syndicate of the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Mody Institute of Science & Technology (MITS) and Central University of Jammu.
He has also been elected twice as member of the Governing Council of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
He has also worked as Chairman of the Dean's Committee (which works in the absence of the Vice-Chancel lor) of the University of Rajasthan many a time.
He has attended several National and International Conferences, seminars and symposiums in India and abroad and has organised more than 14 national seminars/conferences, three international events. He has also presided over sessions in various national and international seminars/ conferences.
He has authored and edited nine books: Environmental Law (2015 Edn.); Pollution and the Environmental Law (1990); Noise Pollution: Its Legal and Scientific Perspective (1988); Man, Nature and Environmental Law (1988); Hamara Paryavaran (1995); Industry, Environment and the Law (1996); Dhwani Pradushan (1999); Human Rights, Development and Environmental Law: An Anthology (2007); Future of Human Rights, Duties and Value Education: A Realistic View (2008). He has been Chief Editor of the Journal of Legal Studies (2004-2007) and the Juridical Sciences (since 2008). He has also written more than five dozen articles for national and international journals.
He has also been referred and quoted in more than 13 Indian and foreign books and journals.
Prof. MADHU SHASTRI did her LL.M. and Ph.D. from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and she is first women of the State of Rajasthan who has done Ph.D. in Law. She had been teaching law in the University of Rajasthan for number of years. She has written three books. One of her books: Legal & Constitutional History of India (Hindi) has been awarded second prize by the Government of India.
At present she is Professor of Law in the Amity Law School, Amity University Jaipur. She is a prolific writer and an excellent teacher.
Ms. ADITI SHARMA has done her LL.M. from the School of Law, Mody University of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh. Presently she is pursuing her Ph.D.
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