Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements Article(s) of the CEDAW Supreme Court held that the mother is equally responsible to pay towards the maintenance of the child. Both the parents have to contribute proportionate to their salaries. For instance: If the salary of the husband is twice as much as that of the wife, then they are bound to contribute in that proportion. • ABC v. The State (NCT of Delhi) (2015) 10 SCC 1: The Supreme Court upheld the guardianship rights of an unwed mother and stated that if the father has exhibited no concern towards his offspring, then it would be futile to give him any legal recognition. 6. Joint Custody of child • KM Vinaya v. B Srinivas MFA.NO.1729/2011 (G & W) The Karnataka High Court ruled that both parents are entitled to get custody “for the sustainable growth of the minor child”. In doing so, the parents were directed to share equally the education and other expenditures. 7. Right to enjoyment of property in matrimonial home/shared household • S.R. Batra v. Taruna Batra (2007) 3 SCC 169 SC held that a wife is entitled to claim the right to residence only in a shared household, and a shared household would only mean the house belonging to or taken by the husband, or the house which belongs to the joint family of which the husband is a member, but will not cover the property owned by her in-laws. 78 8. Ownership of property- Streedhan • Krishna Bhattacharjee v. Sarathi Choudhury (2016) 2 SCC 705 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R)