Pragya tiwari biography of williams

India follows a system of legal pluralism that allows different religious communities to be governed by their own codes of personal law.

This has been seen as a way of protecting distinct communal identities and safeguarding the right of citizens to practice their faith, as enshrined in the constitution.

Personal laws, however, often draw from regressive and patriarchal traditions and threaten another vital constitutional right – the right to equality before law, particularly for women.

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Cognizant of this potential tussle between the rights of communities a