Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Tuesday (November 12) said that India's progress toward gender equality has not been achieved by the judiciary alone but through the constant vigilance of civil society, the persistence of women's movements, and the courage of ordinary citizens who have held institutions accountable to the Constitution's vision of justice.

Delivering the 30th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on the theme “Justice for All: Building a Gender Equal and Inclusive India”, the Chief Justice said that the relationship between the courts and the people has been central to keeping the idea of equality alive.

“There have been moments when judicial interpretations failed to capture the lived realities of women or fell short of the transformative spirit of the

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