The is an important tool for empowering Women, especially in developing countries, saidSupreme Courtjudge JusticeB V Nagarathna. He also said despite reforms in laws to ensure equal rights to women in this regard, disparity still exists in Society.
She was delivering a speech on the topic The Evolution of Womens Right to Property in India: A facet of Empowerment during a state-level conference on Womens Right to Property, Road to Empowerment at the Judicial Academy.
Justice Nagarathna also said India is a land of diversity where property rights are governed by personal laws based on different religions. She stressed that even though the government has implemented legal reforms, the disparity in the inheritance of property is huge, particularly in rural areas.