Top 10 Womens Rights Judgments – Feb-Mar 2026 | LegalWiki

Key Supreme Court and High Court Rulings for Women's Rights

In February & March 2026, the Supreme Court and various High Courts across India delivered important judgments shaping the landscape of Womens Rights.

Supreme Court Seeks States’ Response on Job Rehabilitation for Acid Attack Survivors

The Supreme Court questioned the absence of rehabilitation schemes providing government jobs to acid attack survivors and asked all States and Union Territories to explain why such measures should not be implemented. Read more.

Women’s Representation Needs Action, Not Just Intent: CJI Surya Kant

CJI Surya Kant, emphasised that institutional intent alone is insufficient to increase the number of women judges in the higher judiciary and must be backed by concrete action. Read more.

'Panchayat Not Court of Law': Orissa High Court Rules Sexual Offences Cannot be Settled via Marriage Promises

The Orissa High Court ruled that village Panchayats and Sarpanches lack the judicial authority to settle serious crimes like child sexual abuse through brokered marriages. Read more.

Supreme Court Questions Husband’s ₹9,000 Salary Claim in Maintenance Dispute

The Supreme Court of India on Friday questioned a husband’s claim that he earns only ₹9,000 per month and cannot pay ₹12,000 as monthly maintenance to his wife. Read more.

Wife's Unpaid Household Work an Important Aspect in Determining Maintenance: Delhi High Court

The Delhi HC, while deciding a revision petition, held that the law must recognise the economic value of the unpaid household work done by a homemaker wife. Read more.

Delhi High Court: Wife’s Non-Employment Not ‘Idleness’ in Maintenance Claims

The Delhi High Court has held that a wife’s non-employment cannot be equated with idleness while deciding maintenance claims. Read more.

Supreme Court Advises Caution Before Pre-Marital Physical Relationship While Hearing Rape Bail Plea

The Supreme Court orally observed that parties should exercise caution before entering into a pre-marital physical relationship. Read more.

Orissa High Court Says Daughter’s Marriage Not a Bar to Compassionate Appointment

The Orissa High Court held that a daughter’s marital status cannot disqualify her from compassionate appointment following the death of a government employee. Read more.

'Protecting Women Employees from Sexual Harassment at Workplace is Public Duty': Madras High Court

The Madras High Court pulled up the Railway Employees Cooperative Credit Society for its handling of a sexual harassment complaint by a woman employee. Read more.

Supreme Court Refuses Interim Ban on Talaq Via WhatsApp, Says Issue Needs Detailed Hearing

The Supreme Court declined to issue a blanket prohibition on pronouncing talaq through WhatsApp, email, or other electronic modes, observing that the matter requires a detailed hearing. Read more.

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