A Comprehensive View on Whether Personal Law is a "LAW" Under Article 13 of the Constitution of India

India is a country where we can find multiple cultures and custom in region of the country. All the ancient laws where of age old concepts and focussed mainly on gender disparity. The rights of the women where curtail by this age old concept even after the Independence of the country. The inclusion of the personal laws into the concept of definition of Law has now guaranteed the equal status of women and their personal liberty which where attributed to them as a citizen of our country. This paper mainly focus on the two problem 1. Whether Personal Laws is ‘Law’ or ‘Law in force’ or Custom having the ‘force of Law’ under Article 13 of the Constitution? And 2. Is Personal Laws a ‘Law’ within the definition under Article 13 of the Constitution and subject to Judicial Review?

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International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
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2025-03-09
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https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.38667
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Water Resources and Governance
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A Comprehensive View on Whether Personal Law is a "LAW" Under Article 13 of the Constitution of India

N.UMAMAHESWARI
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Water Resources and Governance
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A Comprehensive View on Whether Personal Law is a "LAW" Under Article 13 of the Constitution of India

N.UMAMAHESWARI
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Abstract

India is a country where we can find multiple cultures and custom in region of the country. All the ancient laws where of age old concepts and focussed mainly on gender disparity. The rights of the women where curtail by this age old concept even after the Independence of the country. The inclusion of the personal laws into the concept of definition of Law has now guaranteed the equal status of women and their personal liberty which where attributed to them as a citizen of our country. This paper mainly focus on the two problem 1. Whether Personal Laws is ‘Law’ or ‘Law in force’ or Custom having the ‘force of Law’ under Article 13 of the Constitution? And 2. Is Personal Laws a ‘Law’ within the definition under Article 13 of the Constitution and subject to Judicial Review?

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