• Shruti Das
• Dr. Deepshikha Sharma

In India, women's courts, often referred to as Nari Adalat, are a distinctive method of resolving disputes that specifically focus on marital and family matters concerning women. These courts circumvent formal litigation by promoting compromise solutions that require promises to modify conflict behaviours. Consisting exclusively of female mediators who share similar local, social, and cultural origins with the women they assist, these courts provide a welcoming environment for economically disadvantaged and less educated women to express their concerns. These courts have difficulties because of cultural disparities between mediators, who are typically from affluent or upper-class backgrounds and have had a college education. This can result in communication obstacles and impractical resolutions. Criticisms also centre around the courts' dependence on patriarchal standards, leading to settlements that may curtail women's autonomy in return for assurances of improved treatment from their spouses. Women's courts have been established as a result of judicial changes that took place after independence. The primary objective of these courts is to ensure that justice is easily accessible and effective for women who are socially or economically disadvantaged. Nevertheless, experts are currently examining the efficacy of these mechanisms, specifically in terms of their capacity to provide fairer solutions compared to official state-operated courts or alternative conflict resolution entities. These courts function inside a framework that is shaped by cultural expectations around gender roles, occasionally reinforcing the very norms that they want to question. Ultimately, although all-woman courts in India provide a different venue for women to resolve marital matters, their efficiency may be constrained by their adherence to patriarchal standards and the cultural disparity between mediators and clients. Additional investigation and restructuring are necessary to guarantee that these courts offer really fair and just resolutions for women experiencing hardship. In this backdrop, this paper explores the legal framework of women courts in India, its efficacy in dealing with marital problems sensitively.

Women Courts, Marital Conflicts, Women, Justice, resolution.

"Nari Adalat: Balancing Tradition and Justice in Resolving Marital Conflicts", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.227-240, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRGT06019.pdf

"Nari Adalat: Balancing Tradition and Justice in Resolving Marital Conflicts", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. pp227-240, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRGT06019.pdf