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Majlis Legal Centre is a forum for women's rights discourse and legal initiatives. We are a group of women lawyers and social activists committed to informing, educating and empowering women on their legal rights. Majlis offers legal services, conducts legal awareness trainings, engages in policy level interventions, public campaigns and public interest litigation in order to help women access justice.

Property Rights for Women On Divorce

To understand what constitutes matrimonial property and how should it be divided Majlis along with TISS is conducting a study in urban and rural Maharashtra. We intend to evolve a blue print for a proposed

Positions Open

We are looking for Social Workers with Research and Documentation Skills

Family Law Textbook

Defending Women’s Right to Maintenance This second publication in our Defending Women series is a step-by-step guide to access the maintenance under section 125 Cr.P.C. Pre litigation advice, drafting (including model drafts), filing, arguments and also the procedure for enforcing court orders is covered herein. You will also find ways to overcome strategies and tactics adopted by errant husbands in defeating a woman’s claim to sustenance. In the section Case Laws we have summarised some recent positive and pro women rulings of various High Courts and the Supreme Court on contested and confusing issues. These citations will help strengthen the claim of the woman and also clear common misconceptions about the law.