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CONCEPT OF GENDER JUSTICE IN INDIA: A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE Dr.C B Naveen Chandra? ABSTRACT This article evaluates those constitutional developments that ensure gender justice in India. The concept of 'gender justice' implies a comprehensive goal and scheme of protecting the class of 'subordinated gender from exploitation and denials inflicted by the dominant gender. In particular, it means that women must exercise full participation in the decision-making process in all walks of life, and fully participate along with men in finding equitable and practical solutions to issues in the family and society. The laws are already there in the constitution favouring equality yet, a woman is in a disadvantageous position even in the 21st century. Despite the broad horizon provided by the constitution, the interpretations of these provisions have echoed the patriarchal and conservative nature of Indian society. The interpretation of separate laws on the ground that the women are weak and are different from men creates an imbalance in society. Women are subjected to as subordinate to men, when they are put under the status of the weaker sex. The constitution has given the tag of weaker sex perhaps keeping in mind the past discrimination that a woman has gone through. The constitution nowhere mentions that women are weak in comparison to the men according to nature such patriarchal interpretations have been prevalent for a long time. The Preamble to the Constitution of India assures all citizens, Social, Economic and Political Justice and Equality of Opportunity and Status. The Preamble of the Constitution has been framed with great care and deliberation so that it reflects the high purpose and noble objectives of the Constitution makers. Thus, 'gender justice' has been embodied in the Constitution right from its incorporation.