A legal workshop was organized focusing on the recent developments leading to landmark judgments on section 498A and section 497 which touch upon the dignity of women. The constitutional validity on the touchstones of gender equality, non-discrimination. The resource persons were eminent personalities from the legal, political and religious field, and the audiences were a blend of eminent lawyers, women’s activist groups, various religious & civil society groups, social workers and law students. Thus, it was a workshop which delivered a multi-dimensional perspective regarding the judgments on section 498A and section 497.