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The United Nations Millennium Summit established the eight universal improvement goals for 2015, known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment as the third goal. These goals are still far from being recognized in a country like India. In actuality, women in India routinely lack access to their basic rights, such as the right to dignity, let alone the issue of gender parity. Empowering women is one of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century. Practically speaking, though, women's empowerment remains a fantasy; we witness daily how a variety of social ills oppress women. A key instrument for increasing women's capacity to have resources and make thoughtful, calculated decisions in life is women's empowerment. Women's empowerment is particularly important when women, traditionally marginalized in society, are working to improve their social and political standing. The first step in protecting kids against all forms of violence and viciousness is empowerment. The secondary resources serve as the study's foundation. According to the survey, Indian women have a considerably lower status than men and are comparatively less zealous, regardless of the government's multiple efforts. It is found that women continue to acknowledge the existence of unfair gender norms in society. The study concludes with the belief that women's empowerment is primarily influenced by changes in social structure, employment opportunities, and access to education. In light of this, the current paper examines the judiciary's role in defending women's rights in India. It specifically focuses on the Supreme Court's role in interpreting international instruments for women's empowerment, the Court's role in protecting crime victims, and the problems and obstacles associated with women's empowerment. The article makes an effort to address the few issues that Indian women experience, such as female feticide, being denied inheritance rights, having to pay a dowry, selling and trafficking in females, etc. This paper aims to advance the methods of empowering women in a manner consistent with that of males.